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Nine Sisters of St. Joseph die in COVID-19 outbreak in New York
Of the 47 sisters at the provincial house in Albany, most have recovered, but three sisters are being treated for the virus. The nine sisters who died ranged in age from 84 to 98. Affected employees and staff have been quarantining at home.
Creighton University plans to divest from fossil fuels within a decade
School officials said the plan to withdraw from ownership of public and private fossil fuel corporations marks a commitment to its Jesuit Catholic mission while continuing to manage investments to provide for the university's operations.
Lebanese man’s decades of research helps great-uncle’s sainthood cause
Fares Melki first learned 60 years ago how his great uncle, a Capuchin Franciscan priest, was killed in the Armenian genocide. Melki has spent more than 40 years documenting the martyrdom of Fathers Leonard Melki and Thomas Saleh in a time of persecution and pandemic.
Nigerian bishop, driver released by kidnappers
An auxiliary bishop and his driver were released Jan. 1 after being kidnapped five days earlier. He was the first Catholic bishop to be kidnapped in Nigeria, along with several priests and hundreds of others since the Boko Haram insurgency began in 2009.
Pope accepts resignation of Belarusian archbishop
The archbishop, who turned 75, had been barred from returning to Belarus. It is unusual for the pope to accept the resignation of a bishop the day he turns 75 and for the Vatican to make such announcements on a Sunday.
Philippine Catholic leaders doubt that killed Indigenous fired first
Nine Indigenous group leaders were shot dead during an attempted mass arrest by security forces, who claimed the people were Communist rebels who opened fire first. The Social Action Center of the Capiz Archdiocese condemned what it called an unnecessary use of force.
Joint ministry unites two parishes in fight against racism
After last spring's protests against the killing of Black Americans and urgent calls for reform, the Joint Catholic Ministry on Racial Justice brought together parishioners of North Philadelphia and Delaware County parishes to end "the segregation of Sundays" in the church.
Savvy of St. Frances Cabrini inspires local businessman to launch film on her
Eustace Wolfington is backing current production of "Cabrini" to tell the story of the Italian immigrant nun turned U.S. citizen, and how her saintly determination is a model for today's business leaders.
Despite hardships, pope says there is much for which to be thankful
Pope Francis' message sought meaning for the COVID pandemic, that "like other scourges that strike humanity," it would awaken compassion and "attitudes and gestures of closeness, of care, of solidarity."
In new year, share the blessing of your time, Pope Francis writes
Despite suffering from a bout of sciatica that left him unable to preside over Mass Jan. 1, the pope sent a homily consecrating the new year to Mary. He prayed that she would "teach us to find time for God and for others."