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Minnesota Catholics join Archbishop Hebda for CRS trip to Laos, Cambodia
They learned during the Catholic Relief Services-sponsored trip that the food the agency and its partners provide is critical to keeping the students nourished and in school.
Independent firm reviewing Charlotte Diocese’s priest files
U.S. Investigative Security Services Agency of Charlotte is conducting a comprehensive review of all priest files since the diocese was established in 1972, searching for any indication of sexual abuse of a minor.
African bishop: Church must work to end violence against albinos
About 150 people with albinism have been killed for their body parts since 2014 in countries that include Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Congo.
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish honors Mary in days before her feast
Father Christopher Moriconi led a three-day celebration of prayers, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, reflections plus an Italian festival at the Strafford parish ahead of the Feast of the Assumption, Aug. 15.
Crucified women: New book aims to end scourge of forced prostitution
A priest who was present during the pope's visit to the community that helps young women get their lives back together after being rescued from prostitution has written a book as part of an effort to help free women forced into prostitution.
As Calif. novena ends, Christians urged to be society’s ‘moral conscience’
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco called for Christians to be the "moral conscience" of society during a Mass marking the end of a novena against an upcoming abortion bill.
Catholic peace advocates commemorate Hiroshima, Nagasaki anniversaries
About 40 peace advocates representing about a dozen religious communities held a special Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Prayer Service of Repentance midday Aug. 9 outside the White House in Washington.
Marian apparition claims in Texas not endorsed by diocese, local bishop
A statement from the Diocese of Fort Worth said claims that Bishop Olson has authenticated alleged apparitions of Mary in Texas are not true. It said the bishop "does not encourage anyone to offer credence or support for these claimed apparitions."
Final public Mass, tears mark closing of Poor Clare monastery in Memphis
Monastery of St. Clare in Memphis, the last contemplative monastery in Tennessee, will close. The number of Poor Clares has dwindled to four, and these sisters will go to other communities.
Religion, state of the church among topics at annual Napa conference
Archbishop Chaput was among the clergy, women religious and some 500 lay Catholics who gathered in California to network, enjoy fellowship and, with the energy and ideas of young people, seek solutions to current issues.