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Speaker: Catholic liberal education instills wisdom, virtue in students
A sea of both experienced Catholic liberal teachers and neophytes eager to learn about the educational philosophy gathered at The Catholic University of America in Washington July 22-25.
Foster moms ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on foster care
After losing in lower courts, two women are asking the high court to allow Catholic Social Services to contract with the City of Philadelphia for foster care without being required to place children with same-sex couples.
Mexican bishops won’t distribute government morals guide
Mexican Catholic leaders have expressed unease with presidential plans to publish a booklet promoting morals. They have expressed equal unease with plans for evangelical congregations to distribute the booklets and said Catholic parishes won't follow suit.
Black clergy, women religious, seminarians mark history, celebrate faith
The joint conference July 20-24 of the national organizations for black Catholic leaders finally made its first stop in Baltimore, a city noted for several firsts on the road to equality in the faith.
Polish prelate criticizes attacks, but LGBT supporters aren’t happy
A Polish archbishop has condemned attacks on a gay pride rally by protesters claiming to be defending his cathedral. Some, however, said his remarks were too little, too late, and that his earlier remarks incited violence against the LGBT community.
After new reports on German choir abuses, bishop vows to boost prevention
A German bishop has vowed to intensify "preventive measures" after two church-sponsored reports confirmed systemic violence and abuse at his diocese's cathedral schools between 1945 and 1995.
Archbishop Kurtz steps down as bishops’ religious liberty chairman
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, has resigned as chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee for Religious Liberty as he undergoes extended treatment for bladder and prostate cancer.
Mexican shelters tell of harassment since U.S.-Mexico deal on migrants
Soldiers appeared recently at the diocesan migrant shelter in the northern Mexican city of Saltillo and demanded to see the identifications of its guests.
Salvadoran bishops express concern over treatment of migrants
The photo of the nearly 2-year-old Valeria clinging to her father, Oscar Martinez Ramirez, 25, lifeless on the banks of the Rio Grande, is "evidence of the painful drama of migration," said a statement issued by the Salvadoran bishops' conference.
‘Positio’ for Father Flanagan’s cause presented to Vatican congregation
The "positio," or official position paper, is a summary of the volumes of records that were sent to the Vatican by the Archdiocese of Omaha in 2015 and makes the argument that Father Edward Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town, demonstrated heroic virtue in his life.