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Philippine president open to talks despite ‘murderous words’
After President Rodrigo Duterte urged people to “kill and steal” from “rich bishops,” one Catholic bishop said the words were "no longer funny," and they "promote criminality. What kind of authority figure calls for killing?”
Foster dialogue, promote solidarity, pope tells Academy for Life
Marking the Pontifical Academy for Life's 25th anniversary, Pope Francis encouraged the research and advisory body to promote human solidarity and fraternity as part of its mandate to promote human life.
All Americans urged to ‘stand together’ to reject religious bigotry
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who is Hindu, said "no American should be asked to renounce his or her faith or membership in a faith-based, service organization in order to hold public office," as a judge was asked to do with the Knights of Columbus.
Irish abuse survivor wants Vatican summit to increase accountability
A prominent survivor and advocate for those affected by clerical abuse has urged Pope Francis to publicly name bishops who have been found guilty of negligence by church tribunals.
Catholic parish of teen who escaped abduction credits power of prayer
For nearly three months, parishioners at St. Peter Catholic Church in Cameron were praying for the safe return of one of their own -- 13-year-old Jayme Closs.
Abuse report’s claim of church cover-up called ‘misleading’
Evidence in the Pa. grand jury report does not support its conclusion of conspiracy by bishops, says a veteran journalist. He called for "some fact-based reality" to counter "the instant mythology that the Pennsylvania report has created."
Pope meets with Chilean bishops, discusses abuse crisis
Pope Francis spent nearly three hours with bishops from Chile discussing the sexual abuse crisis that has rocked the church in the country, a Chilean bishop said.
Archbishop calls ‘9 Days for Life’ a ‘powerful prayer initiative’
The novena and related observances sponsored by the bishops' pro-life secretariat lead up to the annual Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Jan. 22, the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton that legalized abortion.
Venezuelan bishops say Maduro government illegitimate, call for change
The president was inaugurated for a second term Jan. 10, despite dozens of countries around the world promising not to recognize his new term, calling his May re-election a sham.
Priests restricted from ministry due to sex abuse claims
UPDATED -- Decades-old allegations have led to two priests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia no longer serving in ministry, and a third suspended as an investigation proceeds.