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Veteran Dodgers’ broadcaster suggests retirement after 2016 season
The beloved 87-year-old broadcaster --- once voted by fans as the "Most Popular Dodger" of all -- said Aug. 28 he will return for one more season, but on Aug. 29 told a news conference at Dodger Stadium that "realistically, next year will be the last one.
Eleven cardinals urge maintaining church rules on marriage
Their book, "Eleven Cardinals Speak on Marriage and the Family," is scheduled to be released in English in the United States Sept. 15 by Ignatius Press, which provided copies in advance to the media.
Pope begs governments to act to stop anti-Christian persecution
"Do something to put a stop to the violence and oppression," Pope Francis asked the international community after calling attention once again to the fate of persecuted Christians, especially in the Middle East.
Good, evil come from the human heart, not the outside world, pope says
The outside world is not what "makes us saints or not saints, rather it is the heart that expresses our intentions, our choices and the desire to do everything for God's love," he said before praying the Angelus Aug. 30 with people gathered in St. Peter's Square.
Archbishop Carroll High School names new principal
Andrew R. Bradley will lead the archdiocesan high school in Radnor. He has served in Kentucky, Arizona and New Mexico.
Former nuncio dies in Vatican residence while awaiting sex abuse trial
Initial results of the autopsy on the body of former archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, who was awaiting trial in the Vatican on charges of child sexual abuse and possession of child pornography, indicate he died late Aug. 27 of a "cardiac incident," the Vatican said.
Vatican downplays U.N. flag flap
The Vatican said seeing the flags of the Holy See and Palestine flying with the banners of the 193 full member-countries of the United Nations is not its desire.
Abducted girls remembered, but not with urgency, in Nigeria
A Catholic cardinal and Muslim imam joined the #BringBackOurGirls movement to mark the 500 days since more than 200 girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists.
Guatemalan bishops call for president to resign
President Otto Perez Molina of Guatemala refused to step down despite corruption charges. His persistence has inflamed protests while businesses have closed.
Discovery of refugee bodies should awaken Europe, says Vienna cardinal
Austrian church leaders, reacting to the finding of 59 dead refugees on a truck including women and children, said they hoped it would highlight the plight of migrants.