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Archbishop Sheen’s sainthood cause suspended
The canonization cause of Archbishop Fulton Sheen has been suspended indefinitely, according to a statement issued Sept. 3 by the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, where the archbishop was born.
Pastor says vandalism won’t impact relationship with Muslim community
Members of St. Bartholomew Parish and two other Protestant communities in Columbus discovered their church buildings vandalized when they arrived for worship the morning of Aug. 31.
Pope: Christians’ only bragging rights are being a sinner, being saved
Pope Francis said Christians should boast about only two things: that they are sinners and they have been saved by Jesus Christ.
Sister Mary Clark, an expert on St. Augustine, dies at 100
Sister Mary T. Clark, a member of the Religious of the Sacred Heart who was an expert on St. Augustine, died Sept. 1 at Teresian House in Albany. She was 100.
Church cracks down on Catholics ensnared in murderous code of revenge
Hidden beneath Albania's long legacy of interreligious harmony and peace lie the turmoil and bloodshed of an ancient vigilante code that affects thousands of families, many of them Catholic.
Seven decades later, remembering monks massacred by Nazis
Seventy years ago Sept. 1, Nazi SS troops burst into the Certosa di Farneta, a Carthusian monastery in the central Italian region of Tuscany, and seized at gunpoint six monks and six lay brothers.
Peres: Pope Francis is only leader respected enough to end today’s wars
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres asked Pope Francis to head a parallel United Nations called the "United Religions" to counter religious extremism in the world today.
Teens in Catholic program awarded for project on peer pressure
A group of students from Catholic Social Services’ high school summer program at Cardinal Bevilacqua Community Center in Kensington were honored at the 2014 Work Ready Program Expo, which highlighted the project efforts of 100 student groups from across Philadelphia.
Hatfield man, 4th degree Knight of Columbus, dies at 78
Joseph F. Schnell, a Roman Catholic High School graduate, retired engineer and member of St. Stanislaus Parish in Lansdale, died Aug. 27.
St. Joseph’s U professor to lead Catholic-Jewish relations group
Philip Cunningham was elected president of the International Council of Christians and Jews, and organization of 38 Jewish-Christian dialogue organizations in 30 countries around the world.