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U.S. bishops move to address allegations of abuse, claims of cover-up
Catholics felt betrayed by church leaders accused of sexual misconduct and cover-up revealed this summer and this cloud still hung over the church at the year's end.
U.S. returns church bells to Philippines after more than 100 years
After more than a century, the United States government has returned three church bells swiped by American forces as war booty from the central Philippine town of Balangiga.
Pilgrimage across U.S. lets peacemaker spread light from Bethlehem
For more than a decade, volunteers have driven the Peace Light, a flame kindled in Bethlehem, West Bank, from coast to coast, lighting hundreds of lanterns along the route.
West Bank residents work to ensure tourists spend time with locals
Private residents and the three municipalities are starting initiatives to entice visitors to stop, stroll through the towns, eat a local baklava sweet or take a city tour, much like they would in any other city they visit.
Children bring their gifts for others at St. Matthew’s special Mass
On the feast of St. Nicholas, Dec. 6, students of St. Matthew School in Northeast Philadelphia continued a long tradition of kids helping kids enjoy a toy at Christmas. And they learned a lesson of generosity.
High court won’t hear states’ appeals over defunding Planned Parenthood
Pro-life leaders said they were disappointed the U.S. Supreme Court declined Dec. 10 to hear appeals from Kansas and Louisiana on lower court rulings that have stopped the states from blocking Medicaid funds going to Planned Parenthood.
Venerating Cure d’Ars’ relic can help church ‘heal,’ says head of Knights
The incorrupt heart of St. John Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests, "reminds us God uses instruments to be ministers of his grace and mercy," said Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the U.S.
No Greater Gift, No Greater Love: An Advent evening
At St. Patrick's in Malvern, gifted preacher Father James Blount, SOLT, will explore how the gifts of the season can be experienced in our times and realized in the promise of joy that awaits at Jesus’ birth.
Vatican official: With migration, cooperation is better than isolationism
The Vatican praised the adoption by more than 160 nations of a key agreement on global migration, saying today's migration challenges are better tackled together than with "isolationist" stances.
Regina Academies announces new director
Mark Bradford, a longtime educator and nonprofit organization manager, will oversee the network of Catholic, classically-based schools, which he hopes to make accessible to more families.