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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.
Jesuit asks Canada to rescue Pakistani Christian forced into hiding
A Jesuit priest has asked Canada to rescue a Pakistani Christian refugee after a viral video calling for his death swept through Bangkok's refugee community.
Catholic education is ‘most important thing’ church needs, speaker says
"If we don't get Catholic education right, we don't have a future," Mary Rice Hasson, author and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, told about 200 participants at the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education's national conference.