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Young adults ‘connect, grow and share’ faith to reach others
An Oct. 16 holy hour officially launched the archdiocesan Office for Ministry with Young Adults, beginning a new journey for a new generation, said Archbishop Nelson Pérez.
Coronavirus among factors spurring migrants to U.S.-Mexico border
Climate change, COVID-19, faltering democracies and assaults on the rule of law in the Americas are leading to increased migration to the U.S. from many countries. Some 1.5 million migrants will make their way to the U.S. this year, twice the number in 2019.
Debate, vote on eucharistic document will top U.S. bishops’ agenda
The impetus for the document and a planned eucharistic revival is to increase Catholics' understanding of the Eucharist. A 2019 Pew study showed just 30% of Catholics have "a proper understanding of Christ's presence in the Eucharist."
British lawmaker’s death ‘a painful loss in so many lives,’ says cardinal
Sir David Amess, a member of the governing Conservative Party and one of the most prominent Catholic politicians in the U.K. Parliament, was stabbed repeatedly to death by a Somali man who sprinted into his offices at noon Oct. 15.
Retired Chinese bishop who spent years in labor camps dies at 98
Bishop Stephen Yang Xiangtai of Handan was persecuted during China's Cultural Revolution. After his arrest in 1966 he served 10 years of a 15-year sentence in labor camps and factories before his acquittal in 1980. He never joined the state-sanctioned church.
Devon Prep to host 3-on-3 basketball tourney
Devon Preparatory School invites young men and boys from middle school to high school to compete in the tournament with cash prizes in each of four age brackets on Saturday, Oct. 30 at the Catholic school in Devon.
Faith, prophetic voices and small beginnings can end gun violence, says archbishop
The “simple but complex” challenge requires “a transformation of the human spirit” by God that takes place gradually, said Archbishop Nelson Pérez at an Oct. 16 Mass for peace and justice.
Rwandan church continues efforts at reconciliation, regaining trust
Catholics were complicit in the ethnic genocide, but 27 years later, the Catholic Church in the East African nation has intensified its campaign to preach peace, help the victims, reconcile Hutus and Tutsis, and rebuild trust in the church.
Seal of confession a topic of debate after French abuse report
Church and government leaders in France are at odds over whether priests should be required to report the abuse of minors if they learn about it in the sacrament of confession. Some 330,000 children had been abused by Catholic priests or church employees in France since the 1950s.
Appeals court again reinstates Texas abortion law
A U.S. court of appeals again reinstated the Texas abortion law Oct. 14, refusing a request from the U.S. Department of Justice to reinstate the ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Similar bans are at issue in Kentucky and Mississippi.