Louisiana and Mississippi would have the earliest abortion bans in the country if the law is upheld.
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Parish prays with school shooting survivors, mourners at memorial vigil
The shooting shocked communities still in recovery from Hurricane Harvey, the parish itself having recently renovated after seeing Harvey’s floodwater fill the sanctuary.
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Churches, Scouts and YMCA join Australian abuse redress plan
The Catholic Church estimates it alone will be liable for about AU$1 billion ($757 million) in compensation.
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Vatican: Sports on Sundays are O.K. (except when used to skip Mass)
Pope Francis said, “Sport is a very rich source of values and virtues that help us to become better people.”
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Maine diocese withdraws from Council of Churches
“Our continuing participation could result in me advocating for two different, and even contradictory, positions,” Bishop Deeley wrote.
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Archdiocese’s joint reorganization plan provides $210 million to survivors
The settlement is the largest ever reached in a bankruptcy case related to clergy sex abuse.
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State Department report denounces lack of religious freedom in North Korea, Russia, Myanmar
“The situation is dire. We must do more to help [the Rohingya],” said the ambassador.
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Teaching on all-male priesthood is definitive, cardinal-designate says
Archbishop Luis Ladaria is one of the 14 men Pope Francis has chosen to make cardinals this year.
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Priest: ‘Ninja’ show is way to proclaim the Gospel using his God-given talents
“Father Flex is not just muscles. … With all this stuff I want to invite people to take it to the next level, go to the spiritual level,” he said.
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Masked men attack Jesuit University in Nicaragua
Since protests directed at the Sandinista government in Nicaragua began in April, the Jesuit-run University of Central America has been a target of violence.