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Six students charged with sexual assault at iconic Canadian high school
The accused are 14- and 15-year-old students of St. Michael's College School in midtown Toronto. Five of the accused turned themselves into police early Nov. 19 and a sixth was arrested on his way to school.
St. Katharine Drexel’s tomb blessed at new home in Cathedral
Archbishop Charles Chaput blessed the new tomb, made possible by the Connelly Foundation, at the cathedral Nov. 18, where St. Katharine worshiped and where more pilgrims can come to pray for her intercession.
Mother Boniface center hosts Advent tree lighting
The Nov. 30 gathering will include a tree blessing by auxiliary Bishop Edward Deliman, as well as vendors and light refreshments.
Climate scientist: Still time to curb worst effects of warmer world
The recipient of Villanova's Mendel Medal urged not "finger pointing" but collective action to slow the global warming process which, if not addressed, will lead to stronger and larger storms and wildfires.
Huge Catholic-run food pantry creates Thanksgiving blessing for the poor
The Indianapolis Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul leaders host what they believe to be the largest food pantry in the Midwest, if not in the country, giving out groceries to 3,000 families each week.
Victims of violence at Chicago hospital, St. Louis store mourned
A gunman opened fire at a Chicago Catholic hospital Nov. 19, setting off a frantic scene that ended with three victims killed and the assailant dead. The same day in suburban St. Louis, another gunman entered a Catholic goods store, sexually assaulted several women and shot one of them.
Berlin Archdiocese hosts banquet for the poor
In honor of World Day of the Poor, Archbishop Heiner Koch opened the doors of the cathedral on Sunday at noon to an estimated 300 guests and 140 helpers from local parishes, including needy, ill, elderly and homeless people.
Lumen Christi Award winner has spent life as a religious serving poor
Sister Marie-Paule Willem, a Franciscan Missionary of Mary, who has been serving the poor in the U.S. and around the world for more than 60 years, will receive the 2018-2019 Lumen Christi Award from Catholic Extension.
Simple Christians: Ordinary Trappist martyrs gave extraordinary witness
Seven Trappist monks of the monastery were murdered in 1996 by the members of the Armed Islamic Group. They will be beatified Dec. 8 in Oran, Algeria.
Back in the black: Church finances turn historic corner
For the first time in six years, a new word has appeared in an annual assessment of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s finances: surplus. It is small, at $1.3 million, but part of a broader financial turnaround.