In at least three Latin American countries, Catholics have become religious minorities.
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Ohio diocese announces bishop undergoing treatment for leukemia
“Please keep Bishop Murry in your prayers,” said the statement, adding that it will provide periodic updates on his health.
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Pope Francis: Catholic media must not fall behind in digital age
Pope Francis said that the use of new digital platforms requires a willingness to accept that “the attachment to the past may prove to be a dangerous temptation.”
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Pope Francis mourns death of British toddler Alfie Evans
The 23-month-year-old died on April 28 from complications of a degenerative brain condition.
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Archbishop Gregory: The time is right to review Mass translations
Archbishop Wilton Gregory says that controversial translations may need to be revisited to fix “problematic” sections that fail to “bring the entire church together.”
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Pittsburgh Diocese plans to close 60 percent of parishes by 2023
The 188 parishes of the diocese will be placed into 57 groupings that will eventually become new parishes.
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Cardinal Pell to stand trial in sex abuse case
The most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis will stand trial.
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Global religious freedom commission cites 28 key nations for ‘ongoing downward trend’
“Sadly, religious freedom conditions deteriorated in many countries in 2017.”
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Power of words: Listening must lead to action, abuse survivors say
Pope Francis’ planned meeting with abuse survivors from Chile could mark a turning point in how the Catholic Church deals not just with prevention, but especially with how it responds to accusations.
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Do reactions to the firing of Jesuit House chaplain show anti-Catholic bias?
Representative Mark Walker of North Carolina said he wanted Father Conroy’s successor to be somebody with children.