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Visitors are most important things about shrine, pope says
People who visit Catholic shrines must find a place of warmth and welcome, as well as good priests who enjoy being with and listening to the faithful, Pope Francis said.
English bishop says miracle of U.S. woman could make Newman a saint
Catholic bishops have expressed hope that Pope Francis will canonize Blessed John Henry Newman in 2019 after Vatican medics said the inexplicable healing of a U.S. mother was a miracle attributable to his intercession.
Texas archdiocese ‘fully cooperating’ with search of offices in abuse case
The district attorney is investigating the case of a priest of the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by a man and a woman who were children when the alleged episodes occurred.
Charity head: Ultranationalism threatens believers’ religious freedom
Ultranationalism is the chief reason behind the growing number of countries ranked worse than before on guaranteeing citizens their religious freedom, according to Thomas Heine-Geldern, executive president of Aid to the Church in Need.
House passes measure to provide humanitarian aid to genocide victims
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a measure late Nov. 27 to provide humanitarian relief to genocide victims in Iraq and Syria and to hold Islamic State perpetrators accountable.
Catholics in region devastated by Boko Haram have ‘unshakable faith’
Bishop Oliver D. Doeme of Maiduguri, Nigeria, was appointed to the diocese in 2009, the same year the insurgency group Boko Haram began its onslaught of bombings, assassinations and abductions in an attempt to create an Islamic state.
Central African Republic bishops call for boycott after camp massacre
The bishops' call in late November came after two priests and at least 60 civilians were killed Nov. 15 in an attack on displaced people who had camped near the Catholic cathedral in the southern town of Alindao.
Atlanta archbishop to present lecture on the sin of racism
Archbishop Wilton Gregory will speak at a Dec. 6 event hosted by St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, as part of a U.S. bishops' initiative to combat prejudice through "a genuine conversion of heart."
Christmas gifts nuns bought for workers at care facility allegedly stolen
Apparent good Samaritans turned out to be nothing of the sort after allegedly stealing Christmas presents from two Little Sisters of the Poor outside the Costco in Columbia near Baltimore Nov. 26.
As caravan concerns rise, bishops urge respect, compassion for migrants
Laredo's Bishop James A. Tamayo is calling church leaders and lay faithful to "extend the compassion of Christ" to those who come to Catholic churches in need.