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esuit Father Patrick J. Conroy is pictured in a 2017 photo. He has been reinstated May 3 as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Speaker Paul Ryan gives U.S. House chaplain his job back

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WASHINGTON – Jesuit Father Patrick Conroy, chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives who said he had been forced to resign, was reinstated to his post by House Speaker Paul Ryan May 3.
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne, Germany, talks with Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, president of the German bishops' conference, at the opening of the bishops' plenary assembly in Fulda, Germany, Sept. 19, 2016. Cardinals Woelki and Marx disagree about whether the bishops' conference has the authority to develop its own guidelines about non-Catholic spouses receiving Communion.

Pope asks German bishops to try to find unanimity on intercommunion

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VATICAN – Pope Francis asked the bishops of Germany to continue working together to find broader consensus on guidelines for allowing a Protestant married to a Catholic to receive the Eucharist.
President Donald Trump holds up an executive order he signed during a White House ceremony May 3 to establish a faith-based office, the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative.

Trump signs order to give faith groups stronger voice in government

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WASHINGTON – In front of a small crowd of cabinet members and religious leaders at the White House Rose Garden May 3, President Donald Trump announced, and then signed, an executive order giving faith-based groups a stronger voice in the federal government.
Young people on the Mexico side of the border near the steel fence in Tijuana, Mexico, Dec. 16, 2017.

Seven states file lawsuit to end DACA

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WASHINGTON – Continuing the legal drama against a program that protects some 800,000 young adults brought into the country without legal documentation as minors, seven states have filed a lawsuit attempting once more to end it.
Archbishop Angelo V. Zani, secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, speaks at a news conference at the Vatican in this Jan. 29 file photo. The congregation published an instruction May 3 urging Catholic universities to strengthen their canon law programs.

Vatican issues instruction on improving canon law studies after annulment modifications

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VATICAN – The changes in canon law Pope Francis made to ensure that marriage annulment cases were handled more quickly, more pastorally and with less expense mean that some changes should be made in the way church law is taught, said the Congregation for Catholic Education.
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne, Germany, and Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich elevate the Eucharist during Mass in the cathedral in Fulda, Germany, Sept. 23, 2014.

Bishops around the world adopt Communion guidelines for interchurch couples

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VATICAN – The German bishops are not the only bishops in the world to propose or adopt pastoral guidelines for allowing an Anglican or a Protestant married to a Catholic to receive the Eucharist under certain circumstances.
Archbishop Peter Zurbriggen (left) lamented the common adherence to political correctness by those who oppose crosses at Bavarian state buildings. German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said that Austrian government had triggered "division, unrest and adversity" with the new government mandate.

Austrian nuncio laments Church opposition to crosses on Bavarian state buildings

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VIENNA, Austria – The apostolic nuncio to Austria said Tuesday that he is “saddened and ashamed” that bishops and priests have been vocal critics of the Bavarian government's mandate to display crosses in government buildings.
Central American migrants walk to the U.S.-Mexico border crossing April 29 in Tijuana, where they presented themselves for asylum.

Few at Mexico-U.S. border will have asylum claims accepted, priest says

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MEXICO CITY – The first members of the Central American caravan of migrants have been allowed to make asylum claims, but a Scalabrinian priest said "very, very few" have their applications accepted.
Chilean clerical sex abuse survivors Juan Carlos Cruz, James Hamilton and Jose Andres Murillo embrace after speaking to the media at the Foreign Press Association building in Rome May 2.

Survivors hope Pope will act against 'epidemic' of abuse in the church

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ROME – Three Chilean abuse survivors who met with Pope Francis said his apology to them must be accompanied by concrete actions, not only against those who commit sexual abuse, but against those who cover it up.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, a practising Catholic, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas April 27.

Koreans are ready for peace, but reconciliation hits critical stage

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Koreans are ready for peace, reconciliation and unification, but those hopes are riding on what happens next between North Korea’s Kim Jung Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, Christian experts on Korea have told The Catholic Register.

Members of the Knights of Malta and the prelate of the order, Bishop Jean Laffitte, walk in procession at the start of voting for a new leader in Rome May 2. The Knights elected Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre as their new grand master from among 12 eligible knights to oversee the order for one year. The order's former grand master resigned amid a conflict with Pope Francis.

Knights of Malta elect interim leader as new grand master

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ROME – Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre was elected the 80th grand master of the Knights of Malta May 2 and promised to continue the reform of the order begun last year when he was elected its interim head.
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