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Vatican prosecutor seeks six-year sentence for abusive priest
Father Gabriele Martinelli is accused of sexually abusing a younger student at the St. Pius X Pre-Seminary before he was ordained. The seminary's rector also faces a prison term if convicted.
Cuban exiles in Miami gather at their shrine to pray for homeland
Two days after protests against the communist regime broke out in different cities across Cuba, observers said the Cuban people "cannot stand it anymore" -- especially the young.
Genocide charges ‘must be pursued,’ Smith says at religious freedom summit
At the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith strongly criticized China for "trying to destroy or radically transform religion into the party's slave."
CRS gradually restores services in Haiti amid series of crises
A tropical storm, the assassination of a president, rising gang violence and a surge in COVID cases have forced Catholic Relief Services to curtail its humanitarian work.
Study finds 221,000 Catholics left the church in Germany during pandemic
In the coronavirus year 2020, fewer Christians left the church in Germany than in previous years, two church organizations reported. People lost trust and by quitting wanted to send a signal, said a bishop.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel a ‘very relevant’ devotion in troubled times, says Bucks County priest
The beloved Marian title and its spirituality counter "false gods and prophets" while deepening faith, said Father Matthew Guckin, pastor of Our Lady of Carmel in Doylestown.
Learn of joy in life’s difficult moments in online retreat
When have movements of transcendent grace interrupted our downward spiral? Participants in an online retreat will glean from Catherine McAuley’s stories and their own experience the contours of joy erupting in the juggernauts of life.
Women veterans invited to retreat day
Cranaleith Spiritual Center will host Song of the Caged Bird: A Retreat Day for Women Veterans on Aug. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lifting dispensation is not enough to get Catholics back to in-person Mass
Merely obligating people to return to Sunday Mass as the coronavirus pandemic eases won't bring them back to church, say pastoral experts. Dioceses and parishes are actively working to invite people back, and not just waiting for them.
Installation of Wilmington’s new bishop begins ‘new era’ for diocese
More than 900 people witnessed the July 13 ordination of Bishop William Koenig as the new shepherd of the Diocese of Wilmington, which serves all of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore. The episcopal ordination was the first in the diocese since 1897.