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Chinese bishop urges Catholics to hold firm as religious symbols removed
Bishop Vincent Zhu Weifang of Wenzhou has written an open letter to Catholics in the diocese, asking them to defend their "rights and dignity" during a campaign by the local government to demolish religious symbols.
Bishop says saint’s remains have spiritual power to heal, move hearts
The mortal remains of St. Marianne Cope found a final resting place in Honolulu's Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace July 31, welcomed back in an exuberant two-and-a-half hour celebration of prayers, songs, gestures, reflections, dance, flowers and incense.
‘Great War’ brought Catholics, bishops into mainstream of U.S. society
World War I was dubbed "the Great War" because of the near-global scale of the fighting.
Compassion, sharing, Eucharist: Steps on the path to heaven, pope says
Going forward for Communion at Mass, Catholics must do so with a desire to imitate Jesus' compassion for others and with a commitment to sharing what they have, Pope Francis said.
Archbishop says he won’t resign, points to progress on abuse claims
Archbishop John C. Nienstedt of St. Paul and Minneapolis said the archdiocese has made significant progress in improving procedures for addressing sexual abuse claims and he will not resign over past missteps on such cases.
Pope lifts suspension of Father D’Escoto, former Sandinista official
Pope Francis has lifted the suspension of Maryknoll Father Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, who was ordered 29 years ago to stop exercising his priestly ministry because he refused to give up his political position in Nicaragua's Sandinista government.
Sign of peace at Mass: Vatican says it stays put, but urges education
In 2005, members of a synod of bishops formally questioned whether the sign of peace should be placed elsewhere in the Mass, for example at the end of the prayer of the faithful and before the offering of the gifts.
Cleric blames surge of rapes in India on pornography, loss of values
Two rapes have been reported every hour for the last 13 years in India, and the rate of sexual violence is rising despite protests. Activists say many cases go unreported because of stigmatization and intimidation by culprits.
Church workers fight fear, myths as Ebola worsens in Sierra Leone
It is hard for people in Sierra Leone not to lose hope as the death toll rises to 729 in three West African countries and worldwide fear grows over the worst Ebola outbreak on record, said the head of Caritas in the Archdiocese of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
With focus on Gaza, Islamists can kill at will in Iraq, Anglican cleric says
Some Christian leaders working in Iraq feel that brutal Islamist militants are literally getting away with murder, now that the world's attention is focused on Gaza's increasingly desperate situation.