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Hong Kong Masses remember Tiananmen Square protesters
The city's annual candlelight vigils in a park have been banned since the Chinese government in Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong last June. This year's memorial will be limited to seven Catholic churches.
Ecumenical service remembers victims of Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
The pastor of the only Black-owned structure in Tulsa remaining after that era's riot joined the city's Catholic bishop in a memorial. "It is hard to believe that 100 years ago people could think and act in such a way. Still, it happened," said Bishop David Konderla.
Water proves powerful in its presence — and by its absence
Severe drought in the Western U.S. means water will get more expensive, as will the crops that depend on it. Meanwhile, too much water will be the result of more destructive storms. Both are made worse by human-caused climate change, said a Catholic expert.
With world still in knots, pope turns to Mary with prayers
Beside an image of Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, Pope Francis asked Mary to untie specific knots that have individuals and the whole world tangled in suffering and difficulty, either because of the COVID-19 pandemic or people's selfish reactions to it.
Canadian Catholic leaders express sorrow over deaths of Indigenous children
The bodies of more than 200 children, some as young as 3, were discovered buried on the site of what was once Canada's large Indigenous residential school. It was founded in 1890 and run by Catholic religious orders and the Canadian government.
Canon law revision updates punishments for clergy sex abusers
Pope Francis has extensively updated a section of church law that addresses sexual abuse explicitly, including child pornography. The required actions of a bishop or superior of a religious order in handling allegations are more stringent.
Catholic leaders decry antisemitic attacks in U.S.
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and the prelate who chairs the bishops' Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs decried a recent rise in antisemitic attacks as "contrary to who we are called to be as the people of God."
Memorial Day: A time to honor veterans at their place of rest
The tradition of visiting and decorating the graves of soldiers killed in battle dates back to the Civil War. Today's military funerals continue to honor the fallen men and women, and the freedom for which they died.
Attacks on U.S. Jews should spur Catholics to ‘call out hatred,’ say local scholars
As antisemitic assaults spike across the country, Adam Gregerman and Philip Cunningham of the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations at St. Joseph's University stress the need to protect minorities and "cultivate a sense of communal solidarity."
Seniors served by archdiocese say they’re ‘more viable and active’ than ever
As the nation wraps up Older Americans Month, clients of Catholic Housing and Community Services want you to know they're far from "sitting around doing nothing or playing bingo."