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European bishops mark 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
Catholic bishops from the European Union marked 30 years since the breaching of the Berlin Wall with tributes to those who worked for peaceful change, as well as warnings against resurgent "ideologies behind the building of walls."
Second Sundays with the Culture Project
Join The Culture Project and friends at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul and Mace's Crossing (down the street from the Cathedral) for a night of prayer and fun! Note: This event occurs every second Sunday of the month from October to June.
No nukes: Pope expected to take aim at new arms race during Japan trip
Pope Francis' top aide made no secret of what will be on the pope's mind when he visits Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, Nov. 24: "the total elimination of nuclear weapons."
Bishops vote to revise strategic priorities for the early 2020s
UPDATED - The U.S. bishops voted overwhelmingly Nov. 11 in Baltimore on a revised set of strategic priorities to take them into the next decade.
Archdiocese breaks ground, blesses site of Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine
Blessed Stanley Rother was a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and beginning in 1968, he served the faithful at a mission in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, sponsored by the archdiocese. He was brutally murdered there in 1981.
North Dakota university to name health sciences school for Italian saint
The University of Mary announced Nov. 1, All Saints' Day, that it would name the health sciences school in honor of St. Gianna Beretta Molla as it opened a fundraising campaign for the program.
Family prayer, reading lives of saints inspire vocations, says sister
How many Catholic parents today encourage their young children to consider a vocation to the priesthood or religious life? Sister Emily Beata Marsh's parents did, giving her the freedom to be open to the possibility.
Three generations of Catholic women marry in same church with same dress
Gabrielle Campo Hillman already knew what dress she would wear for her wedding earlier this year: a hand-sewn gown first worn by her grandmother in 1961, and then by her mother in 1986.
Murdered Jesuits inspired work, faith of Massachusetts congressman
This summer, when U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern took a congressional delegation to El Salvador to study the causes of migration, he planned a stop for the group at the place where six Jesuit priests who greatly influenced his work and faith are buried.
Indian bishop denies claims of misconduct, says accusers oppose reforms
A Catholic bishop in southern India has dismissed allegations of being a womanizer and fathering two children; he says the claims are a retaliatory response from priests opposed to his administrative reforms.