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Gomez, Catholic Bishops Hail Overturning of Roe v. Wade
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led by Archbishop José H. Gomez of the Archdioses of Los Angeles, are praising the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
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#ChurchToo Revelations Growing, Years After Movement Began
Recent weeks have seen an especially intense set of revelations about sexual assault and misconduct in U.S. churches.
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Iconic Hazel Wright Organ Returns to Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove
The world’s fifth-largest pipe organ has been returned to Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove.
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Iconic Hazel Wright Organ Returns to Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove
The world’s fifth-largest pipe organ has been returned to Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove. Vikki Vargas reports on June 10, 2022.
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More Than 50 People Killed in Nigeria Church Massacre
Gunmen attacked a Catholic church in Nigeria Sunday, killing more than 50 people, including many children.
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Century-Old Tabernacle Worth $2 Million Swiped From Brooklyn Church
Thieves behind a brazen robbery have made off with a religious artifact valued at over $2 million after cutting it out of a Catholic church in Brooklyn.
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Archbishop of New York Visits Ukraine
Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, is visited Ukraine while in Europe on a relief mission.
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NJ Diocese Agrees to $87.5M Deal to Settle Sex Abuse Suits
A New Jersey Catholic diocese has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 alleged victims in one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic church in the United States.
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Pope Francis Makes Historic Apology to Indigenous Peoples for ‘Deplorable' Abuses in Canada
Pope Francis has made a historic apology to Indigenous Peoples for the “deplorable” abuses suffered in Canada’s residential schools.
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The History of St. Patrick's Day
Green beer, packed bars, corned beef and cabbage, wear green or you’ll be pinched; these are things most commonly remembered when it comes to the Irish tradition of St. Patrick’s Day. Ironically, these are American-born traditions.
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EXPLAINER: Why Are Thousands of Baptisms Deemed Invalid?
Catholic officials say words matter. So when they learned that a priest in Phoenix had been using the wrong baptismal formula for years, they said those baptisms were invalid.
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A Priest Switched a Single Word. The Repercussions Are Enormous
Thousands of baptisms performed by a priest in Phoenix, the Rev. Andres Arango, are invalid, because he used the wrong wording.
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Former Pope Benedict Failed to Act Against Abusive Priests, Munich Church Report Finds
A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany’s Munich diocese has faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI’s handling of cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s
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Family of Deceased Man Molested By Priest as Child Sues Church Under New Law
The children of a deceased man who said he was molested as a child by a priest have sued the Roman Catholic church under a new California law that allows survivors to bring lawsuits for the suffering a loved one endured. The family of Jim Bartko filed the lawsuit last week in Alameda County Superior Court against the Diocese of...
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Pope's 3 Key Words for a Marriage: ‘Please, Thanks, Sorry'
Pope Francis is seeking to encourage married couples
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Bishops OK Communion Document, Avoid Direct Rebuff to Biden
U.S. Catholic bishops have overwhelmingly approved a document on Communion that stops short of calling for withholding the sacrament from politicians who support abortion rights, such as President Joe Biden
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Pope: Don't Judge the Poor, Often Victims of Injustice
Pope Francis is decrying society which “hurries past” the poor, judges them and leaves them to their fate.
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Biden to Meet Pope Francis Amid Some Rifts With US Bishops
Biden is only the second Catholic president of the U.S., after John F. Kennedy. Biden displays his faith openly, often wearing a rosary and attending Mass routinely.
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Megan Rice, Nun Imprisoned in Her 80s Over Anti-Nuclear Activism, Dies at 91
Megan Rice, a nun and Catholic peace activist who spent two years in federal prison while in her 80s after breaking into a government security complex to protest nuclear weapons, has died.
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Pope Francis Apologizes for French Abuse Scandal
Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed “shame” for himself and the Roman Catholic Church for the scale of child sexual abuse within the church in France.