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July 4, 2018

Bishops stress 'urgent' need to reunite children with parents after visiting border

SAN JUAN, Texas -- In less than 48 hours, a group of Catholic bishops saw the faces of triumph and relief from migrants who had been recently released by immigration authorities, but ended their two-day journey to the border with a more "somber" experience, visiting detained migrant children living temporarily within the walls of a converted Walmart.

Published in International
July 4, 2018

English bishop cautions Catholics on palliative care in state-funded hospitals

MANCHESTER, England – An English bishop warned Catholics to be alert to the possible deliberate killings of seriously ill patients in state-funded hospitals.
Published in International
July 4, 2018

UK judge dismisses challenge to 'buffer zone' around abortion clinic

MANCHESTER, England  -- A judge dismissed a legal challenge to quash the first "buffer zone" around a United Kingdom abortion clinic.

Published in International
July 3, 2018

Australian archbishop given one-year sentence in child sex abuse case

ADELAIDE, Australia -- Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide was sentenced to 12 months of house arrest following his conviction for failing to inform police about child sexual abuse allegations.

Published in International
June 29, 2018

Bring God's love to everyone, even if it costs you your 'good name', Pope says

VATICAN – God wants his disciples to bring his mercy and love to everyone, everywhere on earth, which means it may cost them their "good name," comfort and their life, Pope Francis said on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.
Published in Reflections
June 29, 2018

Bring God's love to everyone, even if it costs you your 'good name', Pope says

VATICAN – God wants his disciples to bring his mercy and love to everyone, everywhere on earth, which means it may cost them their "good name," comfort and their life, Pope Francis said on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.
Published in Reflections
June 29, 2018

Catholics remember victims killed in Maryland newspaper shooting

BALTIMORE – While Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore offered prayers and support for the families and loved ones of five people murdered June 28 at the offices of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, a former longtime sports editor for the newspaper mourned his friends as exceptional journalists who also were good human beings.
Published in International
June 28, 2018

Credible leadership serves others, Pope tells cardinals at consistory

VATICAN – Defending the weak or hopeless and becoming a servant to those most in need is the best promotion one can ever receive, Pope Francis told new and old cardinals.
Published in International
June 28, 2018

Justice Anthony Kennedy to retire from U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced June 27, the last day of the Supreme Court's current term, that he is retiring July 31.
Published in International
June 28, 2018

Pope accepts resignation of two more Chilean bishops

VATICAN – In the wake of a papal investigation into abuse of power, negligence and the cover-up of sexual abuse in the church in Chile, Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of two more of the country's bishops: Bishops Alejandro Goic Karmelic of Rancagua, 78, and Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca, 64, of Talca. 

Published in International
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