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Vatican suspends outside audit while reviewing contract
A Vatican spokesman shot down rumors that stoppage of the audit of church finances indicated opposition to financial transparency, calling the suspension a matter of "clarification" of the contract.
St. Joseph Sister dies at 79, was grant writer and teacher
Sister Barbara Ann Teresa Boyle, S.S.J., taught in the Philadelphia Archdiocese and dioceses in New Jersey, where she also worked to obtain grants for service agencies and her own congregation.
Sister Marie Joanne dies at age 82
The Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary taught in elementary schools for most of her 64 years in religious life.
Franciscan sister dies, had ministered mostly in child care
Sister Marie Linehan, O.S.F., a native of Ireland, served mostly in the dioceses of Washington State and primarily as a house parent at homes for children. She was 84.
Pope rails against clericalism, says pastors must ‘serve, not use’ laypeople
In a new letter, Pope Francis described the role of the laity and how priests should not "tell the layperson what to do and say, he already knows this and better than we do." He also warned of a "lay elite" of church workers.
Georgia teacher marries beau with her second-graders in the front row
Her class, who had prime seats at the front of St. Jude Church, bobbed up and down for a glimpse of their teacher as she walked down the aisle in a tea-length wedding gown.
Catholic agencies begin work of rebuilding after Ecuador quake
Catholic agencies are beginning to build temporary shelters for thousands of families in Ecuador made homeless by the South American country's worst natural disaster in nearly seven decades.
Friends of Dorothy Day commend important step in her sainthood cause
"For those who knew her, there is no question about Dorothy's holiness and her prophetic witness," said Patrick Jordan, a former managing editor of The Catholic Worker newspaper that Day helped launch in 1933 and one of her longtime companions.
South African bishop warns politicians against war rhetoric
"We have seen the evil consequences of civil war in other African countries‚ including massive loss of lives‚ a refugee crisis and irreparable damage to the economy. We do not want our nation to take such a path," Bishop Gabuza said.
Authorities say arson destroyed Idaho church; bishop pledges to rebuild
Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the office of the Idaho State Fire Marshal were attempting to determine exactly what sparked the blaze that destroyed St. Ann Church April 21.