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Teens in D.C.: Investigation begins, discussion continues
UPDATED - Days after the exchange between Covington Catholic High School students and a Native American tribal leader in Washington, the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, launched a third-party investigation into what happened.
Mexican bishops pray, priests celebrate funerals after pipeline explosion
Mexico's bishops offered prayers for the victims of an explosion in which dozens of villagers in the central state of Hidalgo perished after rushing to get some of the gasoline gushing from what appears to have been an illegally tapped pipeline.
After fatal shooting in parking lot, church responds in prayer, action
The morning after a man gunned down his estranged wife and critically wounded their daughter, visitors and parishioners gathered Jan. 18 for a Mass inside the Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church, just yards away from the parish parking lot, where the shooting took place.
Catholic Charities hosts night with Philadelphia Flyers
Proceeds from the Feb. 11 game will benefit thousands throughout the five-county archdiocesan area by providing family services, housing, food cupboards and afterschool support.
Venezuelan bishops say fresh calls for protest are ‘sign of hope’
The country's opposition has called for mass demonstrations Jan 23 against newly sworn in incumbent President Nicolas Maduro. Opponents called Maduro's May 2018 re-election a sham.
Swiss Guard replaces metal helmets with 3D-printed plastic headgear
While the Swiss Guard's halberds and uniforms have remained largely unchanged over the centuries, its ceremonial helmets are now a product of 21st-century technology.
Italy says it’s closing refugee center where pope celebrated Mass
The center will be closed by Jan. 31 and all the residents will be transferred to different regions of Italy. As of Jan. 23, though, neither the residents nor the media were told exactly where the asylum-seekers would be living.
On flight to Panama, Pope confirms November trip to Japan
UPDATED - Greeting members of the press aboard the flight Jan. 23, the pope was asked by a Japanese journalist if he will be visiting the country. He also told another journalist aboard the flight that while there are no immediate plans to travel to Iraq, he hopes to visit one day.
Panamanian prelate to World Youth Day pilgrims: Make the adults nervous
If there was a common denominator, aside from the Christian faith, that united most pilgrims heading to the opening Mass for World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, it was that each person, in his or her own way, faced a challenge back home.
Pro-life movement is growing, inspiring ‘a rising generation,’ says Pence
UPDATED - The pro-life movement has touched hearts, changed lives and saved lives in the 46 years since the Supreme Court handed down its Roe decision legalizing abortion on demand, Vice President Mike Pence told the 37th annual Rose Dinner in Washington Jan. 18.