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The Knights of Columbus are getting a new uniform after 79 years
The preferred dress for fourth-degree members worldwide will no longer include the cape and chapeau. The new uniform will be a jacket and beret. The ceremonial swords will continue to be part of the uniform.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis is visiting Romania. Here’s what to expect.
“I come as a pilgrim and a brother,” Pope Francis said in a video message to the people of Romania on the eve of his visit to the largest of the Balkan states and a predominantly Orthodox country.
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Brazilian Jews were persecuted for centuries. Now they’re finding their place in society.
“Now I’m a proud member of this group and feel that my mission is to show my fellow Brazilians the Jewish roots we have — which were taken out from us.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
In Mexican TV interview, Pope Francis denies knowing of McCarrick restrictions
Pope Francis: “I knew nothing about McCarrick…. If not, I would not have remained silent.”
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Former secretary says officials knew McCarrick’s ministry was restricted
Pope Benedict XVI had imposed restrictions on the public ministry of former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick in 2008, but they were not formal sanctions and were not followed strictly, even during the papacy of Pope Benedict himself, McCarrick’s former secretary said.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
What the debate over deacons gets wrong about Catholic women in leadership
As a woman in leadership in the church, I think we are having the wrong conversation when we focus so narrowly on the question of women deacons that we fail to see the ways Catholic women can—and already do—lead.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The Catholic high school that holds funerals for homeless veterans
At the time of his death, U.S. Army Veteran Timothy Fowl left behind no known friends or family. But every student left school that day keeping Mr. Fowl’s memory alive.
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Italian bishops see ‘moral obligation’ to report abuse to police
Italian bishops have recognized their “moral obligation” to report allegations of clerical sexual abuse to the police, said the head of the Italian bishops’ child protection committee.
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A Tribute to Rev. James V. Matthews | Sunday to Sunday
In this episode of Sunday to Sunday, we pay tribute the Rev. James V. Matthew’s great witness as a preacher and his devotion to the Oakland community.