Since early May 11, Israeli bombs have been falling around the Rosary Sisters school in Gaza, which sustained light to moderate damage inside and outside the compound — including to the front door and solar panels used for electricity.
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A coroner ruled that victims of 1971 Belfast massacre—a priest and 9 lay Catholics—were ‘entirely innocent’
A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled that a priest and nine lay Catholics who were shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were “entirely innocent” and their deaths were unjustified.
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Nuns speak out against voter suppression
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious and the National Black Sisters Conference issued a joint statement May 5 on the importance of ensuring that all people enjoy the right to vote “regardless of their race, zip code, economic status or party affiliation.”
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Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson begin filming movie about boxer-turned-priest
Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson star in the project, Wahlberg as the priest and Gibson as his father.
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‘The love of homosexuals is something good’: German Catholics to bless gay unions, defying Vatican ban
German Catholics will bless same-sex unions at about 100 different services all over the country this week.
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Rachel Zoll, AP religion writer who covered papal transition and sex abuse scandal, dead at 55
Zoll covered religion in all its aspects, from the spiritual to the political, and her stories reached a global audience.
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Vatican cardinal: Denying Communion is up to individual bishops
Decisions about administering the Eucharist rest solely on the bishop giving the sacrament, said Cardinal Michael Czerny.
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Pope Francis: God does not distinguish between natives and foreigners
Pope Francis on Thursday denounced “aggressive” nationalism that rejects migrants, and said Catholics should follow the Gospel-mandated call for a welcoming church that doesn’t distinguish between “natives and foreigners, residents and guests.”
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Pope Francis will soon institute the formal ‘ministry of catechist’
While millions of laypeople around the world are recognized as catechists in their parish or diocese, Pope Francis is preparing to formally institute the “ministry of catechist.”
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Catholic nuns working to address mental health needs? There’s an app for that.
An app developed by Catholic Extension helps sisters to address the spiritual and mental health needs of Latino immigrants in their neighborhoods.