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Pope prays for Albania after earthquake leaves dozens dead
The earthquake struck in the early hours of the morning Nov. 26 and was felt as far away as Serbia. According to Albanian news agency, Shqiptarja, authorities said the death toll was at least 26 people and an estimated 650 wounded.
Extension honors Louisiana man for bringing ‘light, faith’ to community
Father Jack Wall, president of Catholic Extension, presented the Chicago-based mission organization's 2019-2020 Lumen Christi Award to Shreveport native Mack McCarter Nov. 21.
Nicaraguans in U.S. call on world to open eyes to country’s plight
Opposition against President Ortega has been rising since April 2018, when their government announced an austerity plan to reduce pensions as a cost-cutting measure while increasing employee contributions to the social security system.
West Virginia bishop asks predecessor to repay $792,000 to diocese
Bishop Brennan outlined a series of other actions he has proposed that retired Bishop Michael J. Bransfield take including issuing apologies to the people he is alleged to have sexually abused, to the faithful of the diocese and to diocesan employees.
Bound by shared grief, staff assists families at natural burial ground
Honey Creek Woodlands is a burial ground for those who desire a simple burial in a wooden box or a shroud. Graves are marked with discreet sandstone markers. The land is owned by the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, a community of more than 40 Trappist monks.
Catholic faith means ‘everything’ to vet who survived Battle of Midway
Historians regard the four-day Battle of Midway as a turning point in the Pacific theater and as perhaps the most decisive victory in U.S. naval history.
‘This has to stop now’: Vancouver Archdiocese releases abuse report
The report contained 31 recommendations and responses and named Vancouver priests who have been criminally convicted, named in settled lawsuits or the subject of other public cases.
On holy ground: Pope honors martyrs, missioners, bombing victims in Asia
At the end of his trip to Thailand and Japan, Pope Francis said he found truth in the saying, "Lux ex oriente, ex occidente luxus," or, as he roughly translated it, "the light comes from the East, and luxury, consumerism from the West."
Financial scandal shows Vatican reforms are working, pope tells media
On his return flight to Rome, he pope also spoke about nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, nonviolence and the just-war theory and about political unrest in Hong Kong, Chile and several other Latin American countries.
Boston seminary report shows internal failures, no culture of misconduct
The report "largely confirmed" specific allegations. However, the inquiry found that these were "isolated incidents" rather than part of a pervasive culture at the seminary, and that these cases were handled "quickly and appropriately."