Response to church abuse crisis looms large at bishops’ spring meeting
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service BALTIMORE — At the start of the June 11-13 spring assembly of the U.S. bishops in Baltimore, it was…
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Catholic education key to fighting indifference, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Individualism and consumerism undermine the most basic rules of coexistence and challenge the principles of…
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Mother church of Washington’s black Catholics called ‘holy ground’
By Mark Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — As they have ever since free men and women of color — including some people emancipated from…
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Holy Spirit ‘brings order to our frenzy,’ pope says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In a world of conflict and division and a culture of insult, people need to…
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Bishops urged to pass ‘effective’ policies on accountability, transparency
By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When the bishops gather in Baltimore starting June 11, Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri,…
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In video, archbishop overseeing West Virginia probe expresses regret
By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON – After a major newspaper published a story about alleged financial and sexual misconduct by a West Virginia…
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Church must learn how to speak to young people, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves Too often when Catholics try to talk to young people about vocational discernment, “it’s as if we were speaking Esperanto…
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In recalling soldiers’ D-Day sacrifice, archbishop prays for world peace
By Elizabeth Bachmann In remembering the estimated 4,400 Allied troops who died storming the beaches of Normandy, France, 75 years ago on D-Day, Archbishop…
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Bishop Dewane calls for action to address gun violence after mass shooting
Catholic News Service In the wake of a mass shooting that left 12 people dead in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the chairman of the U.S….
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Pope urges Romanian leaders to care for country’s poor, disadvantaged
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service BUCHAREST, Romania — Pope Francis told Romanian leaders a country’s success is measured by how it treats…
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