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West Catholic alum gifts school with $2.7 million endowment
Bernie Rondolone, a 1965 graduate of the venerable high school, is applying lessons he learned there by creating a scholarship fund that will allow dozens of students to attend for free.
Climate talks: From hot air to action steps rooted in care
Catholic participants at the concluded U.N. Climate Change Conference noted disappointments but also some progress, and evidence that "Laudato Si" was "ahead of its time" in calling for "broad conversion."
Iraqi Christian leaders hope to continue building on pope’s March visit
Many Christians still feel the pain of persecution but Pope Francis' visit helped to inspire and recharge Iraq, which has struggled to regain a firm footing after years of conflict and sectarian violence.
St. Joseph reminds church to pay attention to the essential, pope says
During this time of global crisis, St. Joseph can offer people support, consolation and guidance because he is a man full of faith in God and his providence, Pope Francis said.
In-person meeting finds bishops more reflective on meaning of Eucharist
Coming together for the first time in two years and following extensive collaboration for five months, the bishops shared prayer ahead of the Nov. 17 vote on the document on the Eucharist.
‘Enough is enough’ rally challenges U.S. bishops to ‘see the light’
As more than 200 U.S. bishops met at a hotel Nov. 16 in Baltimore, for the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, a series of speakers castigated them from across the street at a waterfront pavilion.
U.S. bishops focus on Communion, synodality, finances in fall meeting
The U.S. bishops discussed the highly anticipated statement on the Eucharist without the heated discussion it stirred up in their previous meeting. Protesters gathered outside the Baltimore hotel where the public sessions were taking place.
Papal ambassador urges U.S. bishops to listen closely to the church
Synodality "is an answer to the challenges of our time and to the confrontation, which is threatening to divide this country, and which also has its echoes in the church," said Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the U.S.
Don’t make Eucharist statement partisan, urges advisory council’s chair
The U.S. bishops' proposed statement on the Eucharist "cannot be partisan," nor should it be made such "through calculated expression or calculated suppression of our doctrine and belief," said the lay head of the bishops' National Advisory Council.
Sex abuse survivors urge bishops to denounce Church Militant’s agenda
The survivors demanded that the bishops spend more time on sex abuse and less on reception of Communion, and denounce a right-wing group rallying nearby that claims homosexuality is linked to pedophilia, causing the abuse scandal.