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Texas Catholic high school community cheers swimmer to Olympic bronze
Katie Meili, seen by some as a longshot, won the bronze medal in the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, while friends back home cheered her at a party in the school auditorium.
For pope, Mother Teresa is model of mercy at work, fueled by prayer
When Pope Francis canonizes Blessed Teresa of Kolkata Sept. 4, he won't simply be fulfilling a special duty of his office, he will be honoring a woman he has called "a symbol, an icon for our age."
France increases security around Lourdes for national pilgrimage
The pilgrimage will include services and processions at 22 churches and chapels over the 128-acre site and culminate in Aug. 15 Masses for the feast of the Assumption.
As Reformation anniversary nears, German bishops stress Protestant ties
Germany's Catholic bishops praised Martin Luther, who started the Protestant Reformation, as a "Gospel witness and teacher of the faith" and called for closer ties with Protestants.
Muslim-on-Muslim violence highlighted in new State Department report
Although Boko Haram in Nigeria and other terrorist groups elsewhere are cited in the report's executive summary as posing a major threat to religious freedom in general, these groups also targeted fellow Muslims.
Checking in: Pope invites Syrian refugees to lunch
At a luncheon that was part reunion and part progress report, Pope Francis invited 21 Syrian refugees to join him at the Vatican Aug. 11.
Unlocking forgiveness: Vatican tribunal promotes pardon
The Apostolic Penitentiary has nothing to do with a jail cell and everything to do with ensuring repentant sinners experience God's mercy.
U.N. Refugee Olympic team: ‘The victory scream of all refugees’
"They represent the strength it takes to come from nothing and being considered a 'nobody,' to becoming a champion."
Bangladeshi Catholic editor flees country amid harassment, threats
Rosaline Costa heard people tell her "be careful" so often she decided that she had to flee her native Bangladesh for the United States to stay alive.
Gymnast keeps rosary — a gift from her mom — close when she competes
U.S. Olympic gymnast and gold medalist Simone Biles says when she travels, she sometimes takes with her a statue of St. Sebastian, the patron saint of athletes, and she also carries a rosary her mother gave her.