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Minn. Archbishop resumes ministry; police close investigation of claim
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) -- Archbishop John C. Nienstedt of St. Paul and Minneapolis has returned to public ministry following a thorough investigation by police of an allegation that he had inappropriately touched a male minor in 2009. The county DA declined to file charges against him.
For Pope Francis, a year of reform and evangelization
Take an in-depth look back on the pope's first anniversary, a year in which the world warmed to his affable, informal manner and simple language. Pope Francis has focused on a message of mercy, forgiveness and concern for the poor, and urged Catholics to go out into the world to share their faith.
Ukrainian Catholics fear ‘new oppression’ after Russian takeover
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- A Ukrainian Catholic priest in Crimea said church members are alarmed and frightened by the Russian military occupation and fear their communities might be outlawed again if Russian rule becomes permanent.
Ukrainian Catholics say Americans helped rebuild church leadership
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- After the fall of communism, the U.S. Catholic Church helped rebuild the people, not just the structures, of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
U.S. Catholic Church helped rebuild church in Ukraine after communism
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the winds of change were in the air. One particularly strong breeze was the effort by the Catholic Church in the United States to revitalize the church in the Warsaw Pact nations and former Soviet republics.
Catholic organization files class-action lawsuit to block HHS mandate
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A coalition of nearly 200 Catholic dioceses, agencies and businesses has asked a federal court in Oklahoma to block enforcement of a Department of Health and Human Services mandate that it says would force its members to violate their religious beliefs.
College students take journey to Catholic Church through RCIA on campus
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- It's Thursday evening, and Georgetown University's small Copley Crypt Chapel is filling up with students from every corner of campus.
SAT changes: Some colleges will not feel impact in application process
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- When major changes to the SAT college admissions test were recently announced, some college admissions officers didn't give the news much thought.
Peace walk, Stations of Cross procession call for end to gang violence
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. (CNS) -- Josue Barbosa Zamora died in a drive-by shooting Jan. 13, 300 feet from his front door, the latest young man to die violently in East Palo Alto.
Delaware County parish starts young adult outreach, teams with nearby parishes
Our Lady of Charity Parish in Brookhaven sweated out a close call during parish planning. Jessica DuBois started its rejuvenation through a new ministry to her peers in the parish and its neighbors.