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More than 40 killed, hundreds displaced as cyclone hits southern India
More than 122,000 people have been evacuated and are in 351 relief camps, while rescue teams are helping others in villages, cut off by the storm.
Bishop calls for greater lay role in church, including abuse probes
Catholics of the Jefferson City Diocese in Missouri read a fiery letter by Bishop Shawn McKnight blasting fellow bishops to reveal what they know of Archbishop McCarrick: "Be men, not cowards, and come clean on your own!"
School raffle event unites Collegeville community
An annual fundraiser at Holy Cross Regional Catholic School attracted more than 500 attendees and a number of donations from area businesses.
Montco parish remembers deceased children
More than 150 gathered at St. Teresa of Calcutta in Limerick for a Nov. 14 liturgy that honored parents who have lost children of all ages, from infant to adult.
Lebanon’s Catholic leaders appeal for Middle East peace
Lebanon's Catholic religious leaders appealed to the international community to stop the wars in the Middle East and to bring about a comprehensive and just peace.
Comments at listening sessions showed need for racism pastoral
It is disturbing enough that racism has persisted within American society for centuries, but many of the tales told at the Catholic listening sessions across the country involved racism within the church.
Pope offers prayers for victims of wildfires; death toll climbs
At the Vatican Nov. 18, Pope Francis said, "A special prayer goes to those affected by the fires that are plaguing California. ... May the Lord welcome the deceased in his peace, comfort their families and support those who are involved in relief efforts.
Vatican opens doors to Russian ‘spiritual’ masterpieces for winter show
In another example of the "diplomacy of art," the Vatican inaugurated a landmark exhibit of "spiritual" masterpieces from Moscow's famed Tretyakov Gallery and other state galleries in Russia.
Helping the poor is not a papal fad, but a duty, pope says
God always hears the cries of those in need, the pope said in his homily at the Mass, but what about "us? Do we have eyes to see, ears to hear, hands outstretched to offer help?"
Immigration eclipsed, but not forgotten at bishops’ meeting
A small button that said "defend migrants" pinned on the jacket of El Paso Bishop Mark J. Seitz of Texas was one of the few reminders of a topic that dominated much of the 2017 fall meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, but one hardly mentioned just a year later.