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After Knoxville shootings, a call to find solutions to violence
Bishop Richard Stika offered prayers for a teenager who was killed and an injured police officer involved in a school shooting, and he expressed concern about the deaths of four other teens at the school.
Women veterans invited to free online retreat
“The Flower That Shatters the Stone: A Springtime Retreat for Women Veterans” will be held April 17 -- join other women vets in discovering the beauty and promise we hold.
St. Rita Shrine hosts healing Mass Sunday, April 18
The National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia invites you and your loved ones for the monthly healing Mass to offer your burdens to the loving and tender mercy of God.
Catholics mobilize to help evacuees from Caribbean volcano
Despite continuous volcanic eruptions and ashfall on St. Vincent and neighboring islands, dioceses in the West Indies have rallied to the aid of those affected by La Soufrière volcano.
Italy seeks arrest of broker in Vatican property deal
Italian authorities issued an arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, an Italian broker who served as the middleman in the Vatican's majority stake purchase of a property in London.
Transparency on sex abuse still needed, church experts say
While Pope Francis' reform of canon law is a good step toward accountability for church leadership, more must be done, including support for the rights of victims, said canonists in Rome.
Faiths working together can prevent clergy sex abuse, says priest
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, the Vatican's top expert in the field of clergy sexual abuse, said faith communities working together will help eliminate sexual abuse and keep everyone safe.
Pope accepts resignation of Minn. bishop over handling of abuse
Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston is accused of trying to cover up allegations of sexual abuse against a priest. The archbishop of the region is investigating, per norms set by Pope Francis.
Virtual career fair for teachers slated for April 16
The Philadelphia Archdiocese is seeking educators interested in teaching pre-K3 through eighth grade for the 2021-2022 academic year. Registration deadline is April 13.
San Francisco faithful pray for unity, end to ‘virus’ of racism
Decrying a rise in racial violence especially against Asian Americans in a city that he said has always offered "a welcoming and stable home" to newcomers, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone led a prayer service for unity, healing and peace April 10.