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Archbishop Chaput’s statement regarding Waldron Mercy Academy
Read Archbishop Chaput’s statement on Waldron Mercy Academy
Highlighting prisoners, pope stops to listen to Paraguayan inmates sing
Although brief, the stop outside the Good Shepherd women's prison, where he blessed the women and received a hand-embroidered stole from them, reinforced the concern for prisoners expressed in Bolivia earlier that day.
South America, Cuba-U.S. trip itineraries show heart of pope’s faith
With almost every step Pope Francis takes on his foreign trips and with his every embrace, he pleads for dialogue and inclusion.
Close to home, pope highlights need for cooperation for common good
Only 25 miles from the border with Argentina, tens of thousands of Pope Francis' fellow Argentines filled the square in front of the shrine and the streets around it July 11 to pray with "their" pope.
Vatican court delays abuse trial after ex-nuncio hospitalized
However, during the trial's opening session July 11, Vatican prosecutors formally listed all the charges against the laicized former archbishop, Jozef Wesolowski.
Same-sex marriage ruling settles one legal question, leaves many others
Although some critics of the decision suggested clergy would be required to conduct marriage ceremonies that conflict with their faiths' teachings, most legal observers said that clearly would not pass legal scrutiny.
Catholic leaders urge Congress to help people released from prison
Miami's archbishop and the head of Catholic Charities USA urged Congress to pass legislation they say would help more than 650,000 men, women and juveniles who re-enter society each year from prisons, jails and detention centers.
Joy ‘palpable’ for those welcoming first-class relic of St. Augustine
The relic of St. Augustine of Hippo is on loan from the Vatican Treasury for the 450th anniversary celebration of the city and cathedral parish.
Milwaukee Archdiocese asks Supreme Court to review cemetery fund ruling
In asking the Supreme Court to review the decision relating to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Timothy Nixon, an attorney representing the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust, said in a news release there are compelling reasons for the court to take up the case.
‘Gift box’ introduces Pan Am Games visitors to problems of trafficking
The project "will educate people about the very real, local face of human trafficking and empower them to take action to end it," said Kelly Colwell, the project's coordinator.