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Indianapolis Catholic is leading pope’s global plan to care for the earth
John Mundell, the new director of the global effort to implement Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'", is ready to help the world "journey toward healing in our relationships with God, our neighbors and the earth itself."
By the numbers: Consistory keeps expanding variety in College of Cardinals
Ahead of the Aug. 27 consistory, during which Pope Francis will appoint 20 new cardinals, Catholic News Service surveys the makeup of the college.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summons nuncio over papal comments on car bomb
Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba said "the Ukrainian heart is torn" by the pope's Aug. 24 remarks describing slain Russian ultranationalist and Ukraine war supporter Darya Dugina as an "innocent" victim of the conflict.
Parish prays for Nicaraguan Catholics amid government crackdown
At an Aug. 24 holy hour, St. Ambrose parishioners interceded for faithful in the Central American nation, where the Ortega administration has arrested clergy, shuttered Catholic organizations and expelled religious orders.
NCEA, other faith-based groups fight efforts to broaden scope of Title IX
The legislation affects not only athletics, but "a variety of K-12 educational programs," and schools accepting federal assistance would be bound to comply with regulations contrary to beliefs.
Pope meeting off as Russian patriarch cancels visit to Kazakhstan
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, an outspoken supporter of Russia's war on Ukraine, will not attend a September interreligious gathering, but Orthodox officials say an eventual conversation between the two will take place.
Local Ukrainian Catholics mark ‘renewed independence’ of Ukraine amid war
Ukraine's freedom, "a gift from God," was celebrated at an Aug. 24 commemoration of Ukraine's Independence Day, as that nation counters a brutal invasion by Russia that has far-reaching implications for global security.
Ukraine is the ‘epicenter of global change,’ says archbishop
Now in the sixth month of a brutal invasion by Russia, Ukraine is “a laboratory of independence,” said Philadelphia-based Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak on the eve of that nation’s Aug. 24 Independence Day.
Catholics ‘upbeat’ on Ukraine’s independence day, despite fear of attacks
"Optimism, hope and joy," as well as "bridges of unity," are in evidence as Ukraine marks its 31st year of sovereignty amid a brutal invasion by Russia.
Acclaimed organist performs benefit concert for Ukraine
Gail Archer will present works by contemporary Ukrainian composers at a Sept. 11 performance, with all proceeds supporting Caritas and the Little Servant Sisters as they minister to war victims.