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Nun links dismissal from order to protest of Indian bishop accused of rape
An Indian Catholic nun was dismissed from her Kerala-based congregation for violation of its norms, but the 54-year-old said she plans to fight the action in court.
On anniversary, Japan’s bishops renew hope for nuclear-free world
The first atomic bomb used in warfare was dropped by the United States on Hiroshima Aug. 6, 1945, killing more than 100,000 people. On Aug. 9 another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing about 74,000 people.
Priest at parish near El Paso shooting: ‘Let’s take care of each other’
Hours after the border town was harshly shaken from a normal Saturday routine and thrown into panic, fear and devastating loss, Father Michael Lewis opened the doors of the bilingual parish, Iglesia St Pius X, for a prayer vigil to pray for the victims
Cincinnati pastor on leave; auxiliary didn’t report claims against priest
The Cincinnati Archdiocese announced Aug. 5, 2019, Auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Binzer will no longer oversee priest personnel matters after the mishandling of an abuse allegation against a pastor.
Supreme Knight Carl Anderson highlights Knights’ efforts worldwide
Last year, the Knights gave $185 million in charitable donations and dedicated 76 million volunteer hours. The Knights' insurance arm also provided $1 billion in benefits to members and their families.
‘Crosses for losses’ aim to bring comfort at scenes of mass shootings
Greg Zanis has delivered free of charge more than 26,000 wooden memorials at the site of mass murders and other tragedies across the U.S.
Dayton Catholics see need to spur action from mass shooting
What is going to be the final tipping point that's going to say to us, as people, this really is enough and we are going to do something, and we're going to insist that our Congress does something,
Macau to host new seminary for Asian evangelization
The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples has entrusted management of the Redemptoris Mater College for Evangelization in Asia to the Neocatechumenal Way.
Archbishop Chaput to celebrate Mass in the Extraordinary Form
During his Aug. 11 visit to St. Mary Quasi-Parish in Conshohocken, Archbishop Chaput will preside at a liturgy in the ancient language of the Catholic faith.
Teen who died saving classmates in Colorado school shooting made a Knight
Kendrick Castillo, the 18-year-old hero who charged a shooter at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado, posthumously named a Knight of Columbus Aug. 6 at the organization’s Supreme Convention in Minneapolis.