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Dallas Diocese, community mourn 10 people who died in fiery plane crash

Four members of a family with ties to a pair of Catholic school communities in the diocese were among those who died when a small, twin-engine plane crashed into a hangar during takeoff at Addison Municipal Airport.

Pope gives relics of St. Peter to Orthodox patriarch

The bronze case contains nine of the bone fragments discovered during excavations of the necropolis under St. Peter's Basilica that began in the 1940s.

Pope to celebrate Mass with migrants, refugees

According to the Vatican, the Mass July 8 will mark the sixth anniversary of the pope's visit to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.

Vatican to open tombs looking for young woman missing since 1983

Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican City resident and the daughter of a Vatican employee, disappeared in Rome June 22, 1983, when she was 15.

Ordination at St. Agatha-St. James open to all

The University City parish welcomes everyone to the priestly ordination of Deacon Remigio Morales on the feast of the Assumption, Aug. 15, with a special dinner following.

USCCB leaders decry policies they say led to child deaths at border

Leadership of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in an op-ed cast blame on government policies for recent child deaths near the U.S.-Mexico border.

New therapeutic riding program serves adults with disabilities

The Therapeutic Equine Assistance Method program is an ecumenical outreach ministry to serve adults who have disabilities and also to help veterans.

Corona follows Holy Spirit’s lead to develop addictions ministry

What began as a school project in spiritual direction, after a career change, became a popular series on dealing with addictions that Nina Marie Corona is presenting this month in Philadelphia.

Cleveland’s Esperanza Threads ‘sews’ seeds of hope in new generation

The nonprofit organization trains immigrants and others in sewing skills to meet a growing industry need.

‘Migrants are persons like us’: Border bishops offer prayers after deaths

Catholic bishops from both sides of the border near McAllen, Texas, issued a joint statement expressing condolences to the families of migrant children and parents who recently drowned trying to cross the river into the United States.