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Five bishops to lead Marian pilgrimage at historic Pennsylvania church
With the mass shootings that have taken place in this country in recent weeks this is a time "when we all need to turn to God," said the pastor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Centralia.
New rules could extend time migrant children, families spend in detention
On Aug. 21, officials announced new rules that would allow federal officials to detain minors past the 20-day detention limit and could perhaps open the door to long-term detention of migrant children and families.
Catholic Extension receives 48 nominations for annual Lumen Christi Award
The list of nominees includes pastors, sisters, brothers, lay leaders, deacons and community groups serving the Catholic Church in 48 mission dioceses across the United States.
Australian pro-life leaders organize to block bill legalizing abortion
Thousands of pro-life supporters demonstrated in the streets of Sydney, expressing their opposition to a bill in the New South Wales state parliament that would permit abortion until birth for any reason.
Fly tying gives Vermont religious brother a supportive connection to vets
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing project is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings.
Catholic pilgrims walking to Marian shrine attacked in India
Indian police arrested six suspected members of a hardline Hindu group for attacking 40 Catholics taking part in a 280-mile pilgrimage to a Marian shrine in Velankanni in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Schools try to curb migration from Guatemala with little success
Carlos Rene Osorio pitches parents in rural Guatemala on the value of keeping their kids in school, rather than migrating with them to the United States.
Hypocrisy of ‘spiritual tourism’ destroys the church, pope says
UPDATED - Christians who focus more on being superficially close to the church rather than care for their fellow brothers and sisters are like tourists who wander around aimlessly, Pope Francis said.
Bike accident sidelines U.S. priest who is Franciscan minister general
U.S. Franciscan Father Michael Perry, minister general of the worldwide Order of Friars Minor, is stepping away from his duties for an indefinite period to recuperate from injuries sustained in a bicycling accident in Chicago.
New Orleans’ women religious donate 25 acres for flood control project
After eight years of design discussion and government delays, the ambitious project made possible through the vision and generosity of the Sisters of St. Joseph appears ready to start.