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Prominent nun says Polish priests must stop abusing women religious
"Sexual abuse of nuns by clergy has long been a problem in Poland -- and it's a very painful matter," said Ursuline Sister Jolanta Olech, secretary-general of the Warsaw-based Conference of Higher Superiors of Female Religious Orders.
Florida Catholic school’s prayer service marks school shooting anniversary
The student-led event featured the school choir and student council members paying special tribute to the 14 students and three staff members killed on the high school campus last Feb. 14.
College students discuss hopes, concerns after Puerto Rico mission
Fourteen students from Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts, sacrificed a significant portion of their winter break in January to help rebuild the ravaged houses of families who had seen their hearts and lives broken by the widespread damage caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017.
Territory is life, life is territory: what indigenous want church to know
Church leaders have held more than 40 meetings in the nine Amazonian countries to listen to local people, in preparation for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon to be held at the Vatican in October.
Need to change hearts, not just books, to improve liturgy, pope says
The sacred liturgy is meant to help the people of God conform their heart, mind and actions more closely to Christ, Pope Francis said.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett to speak Feb. 25 at Villanova
Judge Barrett, whose Catholic faith was called into question as a qualification for serving on the federal bench, was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals in 2017. Her lecture will concern the U.S. Constitution.
Pope calls on world leaders to eradicate poverty, hunger
Sustainable development in rural areas is key to making poverty and hunger a thing of the past, Pope Francis said.
Pope meets head of Microsoft to discuss ethics in technology, AI
During the 30-minute meeting in the lobby of the pope's residence, Brad Smith "discussed the topic of artificial intelligence at the service of the common good and activities aimed at bridging the digital divide that still persists at the global level."
Pope reflects on changed attitudes toward liberation theology
Time, experience and reflection have "purified" liberation theology and its attempts to make clear what the Gospel says about social injustice, Pope Francis said.
Independent investigator issues report on abuse in Louisville Archdiocese
A report by an independent investigator into the Archdiocese of Louisville's handling of clergy sexual abuse in the course of 80-plus years begins as a story of failure followed by what the report calls "a sea change" in the past 17 years.