The State of Louisiana currently has about 100 investigators trying to determine the cause of the recent spate of fires devastating a number of historically African American churches throughout the state.
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Bishops say ’no-fault’ divorce in U.K. undermines marriage from outset
The introduction of “no-fault” divorces in the United Kingdom will undermine marriages from the outset, said the Catholic bishops of England and Wales.
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During Senate hearing on pain-capable abortion act, definition of ‘pain’ is contested
Ideological adversaries sparred over what criteria make a fetus capable of experiencing pain.
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Washington’s new archbishop makes first visits in diocese
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, accompanied by his predecessor Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, visited some of the sites and people of the Archdiocese of Washington
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Longtime Irish Trocaire worker dies in road accident in Guatemala
Church and government officials paid tribute to an aid worker for the church’s international development agency who died following a road accident in Guatemala.
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Wheeling-Charleston Diocese ‘steadfastly’ affirms child protection policy
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, who is the apostolic administrator of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese, is “steadfastly affirming” the diocese’s child protection standards in wake of a lawsuit filed by the State of West Virginia.
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Cardinal Nichols to young people: Abandon gangs and turn to Christ instead
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, England, has made an urgent appeal to the young people of his country to abandon gangs, gang violence and the use of knives. “Knife crime” is at its highest since records started being kept since 1946 and Catholic clergy in Britain are focusing on how to divert youth from such destructive social behavior.
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Indian bishop charged with repeatedly raping nun
The bishop was charged April 9 with rape, illegal confinement and intimidation.
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Cardinal O’Malley: Abortion bills will have ‘radical consequences for society’
In a statement released April 6, Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley condemned the bills, calling them “threatening to human life and dignity.”
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Saint John Vianney’s 150-year-old heart being venerated in N.Y.C.
The 150-year-old heart of a French priest is on a U.S. tour — a Roman Catholic relic with New York City as its latest stop.