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Young adults on retreat pause for prayer, study of church reformers
About 50 young adult Catholics gathered last weekend in Philadelphia to share prayer and reflection on two huge questions confronting Catholics today: Why stay Catholic? And do I really need the church?
Pope looks back 800 years to St. Francis’ dialogue with Muslim sultan
The anniversary has special meaning in the United Arab Emirates, which Pope Francis will visit Feb. 3-5. It is served by the Capuchin Franciscans, who urge getting to know "Muslims and people of all faiths as fellow travelers."
India’s Supreme Court rejects bail for nun held seven months, not charged
The 61-year-old nun was arrested along with a staff member at the home following complaints that the staff member accepted money from a childless couple to give them a baby and then failed to do so.
Pope praises respect for diversity in United Arab Emirates
Foreign workers and other expatriates account for about 80 percent of the population in the United Arab Emirates, where Pope Francis will visit Feb. 3-5.
WikiLeaks releases documents on Knights of Malta controversy
Among the cache of dossiers, memos and documents released by the organization Jan. 30 were confidential letters signed by Pope Francis and Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, patron of the Knights of Malta, prior to the crisis that engulfed the order in early 2017.
Denver archbishop urges Colorado Catholics to fight passage of sex-ed bill
Archbishop Aquila announced his opposition to Colorado's proposed comprehensive sex education bill for public schools because it recognizes "many genders" and would not allow abstinence information.
National notice comes to Bishop Shanahan’s pro-lifers, 160 strong
The archdiocesan high school sent three busloads of students eager to stand up for life this month in Washington, and was named National High School of the Year by the group Students for Life of America.
Central African bishops ask U.N. to lift arms embargo
Violent groups continue to procure arms illegally, and the only effect of the embargo is that the army has been substantially weakened, the bishops said.
Catholic students making sense of Pa.’s tangled voting districts
Gerrymandering of the state's congressional districts was so contentious that the Supreme Court stepped in. Now students of Roman Catholic High School have won awards for their alternative plans for fairer voting.
Bishops in troubled region praise Congo president, despite disputed polls
The eight-member provincial episcopal assembly of Kananga said the election of Felix Tshisekedi was the "crowning moment of a long political fight" for "democracy and social progress for all."