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Facing abuse crisis offers church a moment of purification, cardinal says
As in 2002, facing the abuse crisis offers a moment of purification for the U.S. Catholic Church, and the solution must involve transparency and accountability, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said.
Army of volunteers provides turkey, all the trimmings for those in need
For the past 34 years, the Edward Douglass White Knights of Columbus Council in Arlington has hosted Thanksgiving for folks in the community who might need a little help or a little company.
Film on school’s Vietnam vets shows men taught to love, not to die
A documentary presents the family and friends of the Father Judge High School grads in Northeast Philadelphia who died in the Vietnam War. The survivors gathered for a screening and remembrance.
British archbishop apologizes for church’s response to abuse survivors
Some of the allegations were made against Father John Tolkien, the son of JRR Tolkien, the best-selling author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
Pope makes surprise visit to mobile clinic in St. Peter’s Square
Tourists and pilgrims in the square were caught off-guard by the pope's arrival, immediately snapping pictures and reaching out to shake the pope's hand.
Catholic physicist says harmony of faith, science is seamless, not effortless
Planetary scientist Jonathan Lunine, a Catholic convert, spoke last week on the church's strong support for astronomy and the biblical mandate to "study the cosmos and understand as much as we can."
Summer’s Encuentro a ‘balm for the wounded,’ says archbishop
Latinos make up 52 percent of Catholics under 30 in the U.S. and the hope for the Encuentro, which means "encounter" in Spanish, was to develop leadership roles for many of them.
Catholic, international aid agencies press for end of war in Yemen
Catholic Relief Services and others are supporting aid for the humanitarian disaster "of horrific proportions" where one child is dying every 10 minutes in the four-year-old war.
Kenyan Catholic leaders applaud directive to return schools to churches
President Uhuru Kenyatta Nov. 13 said he had given government officials one week for the restoration of the schools' ownership to churches, to return the land they occupy and for the re-establishment of full church sponsorship of the institutions.
Defining, protecting human rights is a common endeavor, speakers say
An unbalanced focus on the word "rights" without a primary focus on the word "human" can lead to situations where the interests of the powerful or the wealthy prevail over the good of all human beings.