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Pope makes surprise visit to nun recovering from surgery
An elderly religious sister who worked for many years at the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the papal residence, was at her congregation's house recovering from surgery when she received an unexpected visit from Pope Francis.
Once imprisoned, Chinese woman now guides others to the Catholic faith
Teresa Liu was imprisoned in China for 20 years because she was a member of Catholic lay organization, the Legion of Mary.
Pope: Prostitution is ‘disgusting vice’ that tortures defenseless women
All people of goodwill have a duty to help vulnerable women and other victims of human trafficking escape from forced sexual slavery, the pope wrote in a prologue of a new book on the suffering of women forced into prostitution.
Hearts ‘heavy with sadness’ over shooting at garlic festival, bishop says
The Diocese of San Jose held a bilingual prayer vigil July 29 for victims, survivors and first responders at St. Mary Church in Gilroy in response to the the shooting a day earlier that claimed three lives and injured 12 others.
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use funds for border wall
In a 5-4 vote July 26, the Supreme Court said the Trump administration could use $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds to pay for construction and repairs of a wall along the U.S-Mexico border.
Judge dismisses Covington Catholic student’s suit against newspaper
A federal judge July 26 dismissed a lawsuit against The Washington Post by a Kentucky high school student, ruling the newspaper's articles about the student's actions after the annual March for Life in January were protected by the First Amendment.
Alaska Catholic bishops urge state to restore funding for social services
The $444 million cut from Alaska's $8.3-billion state operating budget that took effect July 1 is having "a direct negative impact on the most poor and vulnerable in our state," said Alaska's Catholic bishops.
African bishops want to be sign of hope in face of people’s ‘anguish’
Africa's bishops pledged to work together to ensure that the continent's resources serve development and peace of all people.
Colorado retreat, trail made famous by pope during WYD ’93 gets makeover
Situated on the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains and just south of the town of Estes Park -- the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park -- Camp St. Malo is home to a picturesque 1930s-era Chapel on the Rock.
Cause for beatification of British missionary in Zimbabwe opens Sept. 5
The Vatican has allowed the bishops of Zimbabwe to open the sainthood cause of a British missionary murdered after he refused to abandon his ministry to people with Hansen's disease during the country's civil war.