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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.
Clergy abuse survivor to coordinate Minnesota archdiocese’s outreach
Paula Kaempffer, a survivor of clergy sexual abuse she suffered as an adult working in the church, knows firsthand about the kind of healing that can take place.
Appeals court upholds Cardinal Pell conviction on abuse charges
An Australian appeals court upheld the conviction of Cardinal Pell on five counts of sexually assaulting two choirboys more than two decades ago.
Nine-count indictment returned against Cincinnati priest
The priest, Father Geoff Drew, was removed July 23 as pastor of St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish in Cincinnati when more recent and less severe allegations against him were made known to the archdiocese.
Prayers greet people attending so-called black mass in Canadian capital
About 200 people, most clutching a rosary, held a prayer vigil as a satanic black mass occurred Aug. 17 at a heavy metal club in the Canadian capital.
Face facts, says LCWR official, sisters have been part of abuse scandal
Catholic sisters must face the reality that they have also been part of the sexual abuse scandal in the church, said Holy Cross Sister Sharlet Wagner.