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Residents of Tecun Uman, Guatemala, and migrants from Central America cross the Suchiate River June 10, 2019, to enter Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico. The Mexican bishops' conference questioned details of the U.S.-Mexico immigration deal, in which Mexico will strengthen security along its southern border with Guatemala and impede the path of migrants fleeing poverty, violence and food insecurity.

Mexican bishops on migrants: 'We cannot turn ourselves into that wall'

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MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican bishops' conference questioned the details of a deal in which Mexico will strengthen security along its southern border with Guatemala and impede the path of migrants fleeing poverty, violence and food insecurity.

Order of Malta's leader reminds members: Tridentine Mass not allowed

Order of Malta's leader reminds members: Tridentine Mass not allowed

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ROME -- The grand master of the Sovereign Order of Malta has reminded members that all liturgical celebrations within the order must be celebrated according to the ordinary form of the Roman rite, not the extraordinary form, known as the Tridentine rite.

In this 2015 file photo, supporters for same-sex marriage wave a flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington.

Catholic 'gender theory' document: clarity for a wounded, oversexed culture?

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WASHINGTON D.C., (CNA) -- Catholic commentators have welcomed a Vatican document warning that gender theory is a cultural and ideological revolution that undermines both human dignity and the right understandings of sexual difference and complementarity, though the document was not without its critics.

Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, speaks during Mass in Pittsburgh May 30, 2019. He was there for the 2019 conference of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network.

US nuncio discusses migration, religious freedom, faith in a changing society

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PITTSBURGH -- Pope Francis follows closely the news related to immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, Archbishop Christophe Pierre said in May 30 interview in Pittsburgh.

Federal judge OKs $60 million settlement in Haitian orphanage abuse case

Federal judge OKs $60 million settlement in Haitian orphanage abuse case

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- A $60 million settlement to be paid by Fairfield University and several Catholic organizations and individuals will go to as many as 170 Haitian children at a Catholic orphanage who were abused by convicted pedophile Douglas Perlitz.

Syriac Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Nizar Semaan is seen during his June 7, 2019, episcopal ordination Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh, Iraq, his birthplace. He previously served as a priest for 14 years in London.

New Syriac Catholic bishop hopes Christianity will thrive again in Iraq

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BEIRUT -- Syriac Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Nizar Semaan begins his new mission in Iraq with hope "that Christianity will flourish again" in his homeland.

Attendees at The Catholic University of America in Washington listen to a June 6, 2019, discussion about the future of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in North America.

Ukrainian Catholics discuss future of their church in North America

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WASHINGTON -- Ukrainian Catholics in North America continue to struggle to develop ways to maintain their Ukrainian religious and ethnic identity amid a larger majority culture that beckons with the siren song of assimilation.

Bridget Sheen visits the tomb of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, her great-great uncle, in the crypt of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City on Dec. 9, 2009, the 30th anniversary of the prelate's death. On June 8, the New York Superior Court ruled in favor of Joan Sheen Cunningham, a niece of Archbishop Sheen, saying his remains should be returned to the Diocese of Peoria, Ill., his home diocese.

Fulton Sheen remains will move to Peoria, NY archdiocese says

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PEORIA, Ill., (CNA) -- The Archdiocese of New York will work to help transfer the remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a spokesman for the archdiocese told CNA Saturday. The decision is the conclusion of a long legal battle over the late archbishop's burial place.

Bishops listen to a speaker Nov. 14, 2018 at the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore.

Bishops take another try at addressing abuse, accountability among their own

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WASHINGTON -- When the bishops gather in Baltimore June 11-14, their meeting will be anything but pro forma.

Chef John Folse is pictured at the Marian shrine of Fatima.

Chef finds recipe for cure in Fatima trip

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BATON ROUGE, La. -- When meeting Louisiana chef John Folse, one immediately learns he is a man who believes in his Catholic faith.

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, speaks during an interview in his office at the Vatican April 17.

Dutch priest critical of 'euthanasia death' reports of teen

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OXFORD, England -- A senior Dutch priest criticized media reports on the death of a teenager experiencing depression, accusing foreign media of "sensationalizing euthanasia" in his country.

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