The Diocese of Crookston issued the statement in response to a lawsuit filed that day against the bishop and the diocese.
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Posted inFaith, Short Take
The church must build ‘spiritual ramps’ to sex abuse survivors
Wheelchair ramps help disabled persons enter into a church building. There is a need for spiritual ramps to help the church to go in the other direction.
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Updates from Fatima: reports a historic trip and canonization
Updates on Pope Francis’ trip to Fatima as well as the canonization of Jacinta and Francisco Marto.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A re-appreciation of Julian of Norwich’s ‘gospel of love’
‘Shewings’ is the first book ever written by a woman in the English language.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis goes as a pilgrim to Fatima “to share the Gospel of hope and peace”
One million pilgrims are expected to join Pope Francis in Fatima on May 12 to 13 for the centenary celebration of the apparitions of Our Lady to three Portuguese shepherd children.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis: The death penalty is a “mortal sin” and “inadmissible”
Faith is a journey guided by the Holy Spirit, who helps the church grow in understanding the sinful nature of once-accepted practices like slavery and the death penalty, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic groups will divest from coal, oil and gas to fight climate change
Nine Catholic organizations from around the world have announced they are divesting their savings from coal, oil and gas companies in a joint bid to fight climate change.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
The story of Fatima: the apparitions, the miracles and the journey to sainthood
On Saturday Pope Francis will canonize two of the children who saw the Marian apparitions in 1917.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What writing about our parents can tell us about God
To profess that Jesus was truly human is to insist that he grew as we do.
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Quebec bishops offer prayers for flood victims
The bishops have expressed solidarity with those affected by the floods in their Canadian province.