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Rachel’s Vineyard post abortion healing retreat
For any individual that has suffered through the loss of abortion and is seeking healing, this March 22-24 retreat at Villa Maria Spirituality Center is for you.
Mexican shelters strain with arrival of asylum-seekers at U.S. border
Asylum-seekers arrive at legal ports of entries the length of the U.S.-Mexico border, but increasingly face long waits to lodge their petitions with U.S. officials, forcing them to spend weeks or months in unsafe Mexican border cities.
Cardinal warns against being silent, in error about Catholic faith
UPDATED - Cardinal Muller released a "Manifesto of Faith" Feb. 8 in which he affirms basic teachings of the church "in the face of growing confusion about the doctrine of the faith."
French order, acknowledging abuse by founder, clarifies pope’s remarks
Leaders of the men's community and the active and contemplative groups of women issued a statement Feb. 7 after Pope Francis spoke of a new religious order dissolved by then-Pope Benedict XVI "because the slavery of women, including sexual slavery, had become part of it."
‘Cardinal virtue’ of justice must be protected, pope tells judges
Justice, along with prudence, fortitude and temperance, is a virtue that must be defended for the good of society, Pope Francis told a group of Italian judges.
Weeklong observance in U.S. celebrates ‘beauty and gift of marriage’
National Marriage Week USA and World Marriage Day are opportunities for "building a culture of life and love that begins with promoting and defending marriage and the family," said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
Victims of child sex abuse vulnerable to being exploited in sex trade
A tragic, but consistent, finding in research on prostitution is the frequent correlation between childhood sexual assault and exploitation in the commercial sex trade.
Women religious organization issues statement on abuse of sisters
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious thanked Pope Francis Feb. 7 for acknowledging abuse of nuns and sisters by priests and bishops.
Supreme Court blocks Louisiana law that would restrict abortion providers
In the court's 5-4 vote, Chief Justice John Roberts sided with four justices in favor of blocking this regulation for now.
Manor College students named semi-finalists for prestigious scholarship
Linith Ciciliano and Vera Lewis were selected from a national pool of 1,500 applicants for the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, which supports high-achieving students as they transfer to four-year schools.