Sister Mutindi’s religious order, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, is an international congregation with sisters in 73 countries.
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Archbishop Sheen will be beatified Dec. 21 at Peoria’s cathedral
A news release from the Diocese of Peoria said it was informed Dec. 2 that Vatican had decided to postpone the Dec. 21 ceremony “at the request of a few members” of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Hong Kong bishop urges independent inquiry into student’s death
A student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology was found injured in a parking lot Nov. 4 as police clashed with protesters. He fell into a coma while being treated at the hospital and died four days later.
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Ohio Senate bills will ‘give more babies a second chance,’ supporters say
The Ohio state senate passed by a vote of 24-9, “The Born-Alive Infant Protection Act,” which would require any child born alive following an abortion to receive the same medical care as any newborn.
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European bishops mark 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
Demolition of the already damaged wall began officially in June 1990 and was completed in November 1991.
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Bishops welcome restoration of federal funding to faith-based adoption agencies
The Trump administration announced a proposed rule to allow faith-based adoption and foster care agencies to follow their deeply held religious beliefs and not place children with same-sex couples.
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Pakistani asylum-seekers in Bangkok debate risking deportation to attend papal Mass
“Any time we go outside, we could be arrested.”
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Francis A. Sullivan, leading expert on ecclesiology, dies at 97
His funeral Mass was celebrated in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at the Campion Center Oct. 29, followed by interment in Campion Center Cemetery.
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New bishop of Wheeling-Charleston seeks ‘amends for harm’ to church by predecessor
Bishop Brennan was “dismayed by the continued revelations concerning former Bishop Michael Bransfield’s misdeeds.”
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Hong Kong bishops: God can help us to recognize human dignity
As demonstrations pitting pro-government groups against pro-democracy protesters continue, a bishop urged Catholics to pray for the realization that all are humans and not “cockroaches or dogs.”