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Pray for healing of community divisions, archbishop says
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis focused on the need for unity and healing in the Twin Cities and country during a Mass for peace and justice July 8.
Vatican releases schedule for papal trip to Azerbaijan, Georgia
Pope Francis will meet with Orthodox, Muslim and Jewish leaders during his three-day visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan.
U.S. and Spanish journalists will lead Vatican press office
Pope Francis named two experienced journalists -- including its first female vice director -- to lead the Vatican press office.
Pope delineates, clarifies secretariat’s role as watchdog over spending
The pope clarified that the administration, not the secretariat, would carry out procurements, payments and the administration of funds and property.
South Sudan church leaders condemn recent violence, pray for dead
South Sudan's church leaders said they are extremely disturbed about heavy fighting in the capital, Juba, which has raised widespread fears that the country is returning to civil war.
House subcommittee forum urges action on Conscience Protection Act
The act would ensure that no government entity could penalize or discriminate against any health care provider -- professionals, facilities or health insurers -- that refused to be involved with abortion.
Washington vigil recalls Pope Francis’ Lampedusa message
On July 8, the Washington-based Faith in Public Life organized a vigil that aimed to recall the pope's visit in 2013 to the Italian island of Lampedusa, which serves as entry point into Europe for Africans.
Church urged to ‘feed the sheep where they are’ — on the internet
The digital world is the richest, most challenging and limitless territory for evangelization ever devised, but Catholic communicators must be professional, creative and empathetic to realize its full potential.
Archbishop Chaput: Black lives matter because all lives matter
The archbishop condemned the shootings in Dallas, Baton Rouge and Minnesota, and credited the "mature common sense" protests of crowds expressing their frustration in Philadelphia.
Head of U.S. bishops says violence calls for ‘moment of national reflection’
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz addressed both sides of America's most contentious issue today, saying "police are not a faceless enemy" and the suspects in routine traffic stops "are not just a faceless threat" but members of families in "need of assistance, protection and fairness."