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Gunmen in South Sudan wound bishop-elect weeks before his installation
Italian-born Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare, 43, a Comboni missionary, was in stable condition after emergency surgery. Gunmen broke into his home, shot him in both legs and fled.
Minneapolis Catholics continue prayers, reflection after Chauvin verdict
Black Catholics and others in Minnesota called for listening to the voices of people of color and working toward racial justice wherever people gather. "It's up to us to commit and to opt in and to dig in."
At 108, Dominican sister says God ‘just wants me to hang around’
Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella, who has seen nine popes and 18 U.S. presidents, is defying the aging process while living independently in an apartment she shares with another sister on Long Island.
Former altar boy procures thousands of face masks for archdiocese
As a child, RJ Lualhati assisted the future Archbishop Nelson Pérez at Mass. Now, he and his company are helping to protect thousands of Catholic Social Services staff and clients from COVID.
People must care for creation or face self-destruction, pope says
When it comes to safeguarding creation, there is no time to waste -- humanity either must live up to its responsibility or continue on a path of self-destruction, Pope Francis said, commemorating Earth Day with a video message.
Abuse survivor believes now is a great evangelical moment for church
Teresa Pitt Green believes there is "enormous hope" for all Catholics -- priests, laypeople, victims and bystanders -- to find reconciliation with the tragic failures of the past. "It's time for the family to heal."
Biden administration appeals block on transgender health care mandate
Catholic and other opponents of a 2016 provision of the Affordable Care Act say it forces doctors and hospitals to perform gender-transition procedures against their moral conscience and professional medical judgment.
Idaho Senate OKs fetal heartbeat abortion bill; measure sent to governor
The bill has exceptions for rape, incest or medical emergency and would make abortion after a heartbeat is detected punishable by five years in prison. A woman who receives such an abortion could sue the provider.
Same-sex unions, gender theory deny ‘unity of body and soul,’ says pastoral expert
Father Philip Bochanski, director of the Courage International apostolate, said "we're losing sight of our human identity" amid increasingly fractured views of sexuality.
Sister Mary Dolores Sneeringer, S.S.J., dies at 94
The former Sister St. Ida was a Sister of St. Joseph for 75 years and would go on to serve in four dioceses, including the Philadelphia Archdiocese.