A judge set a five-day trial for Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and four other defendants who face charges of failing to properly register a now-defunct fund to help anti-government protesters.
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Archbishop Wester condemns killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico
During a Mass for peace, Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe decried the killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico since last November.
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Cardinal Tomko, oldest member of College of Cardinals who served three popes, dies at 98
The oldest member of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Jozef Tomko, died in Rome at the age of 98.
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Detained by police inside church building in Nicaragua, Bishop Álvarez says hate must be answered with love
Bishop Álvarez, facing the threat of incarceration, maintains a message of love and hope.
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Exclusive: Canadian Archbishop Bolen evaluates Pope Francis’ visit to Canada
“We are at a different place than we were a week ago in the church’s walk with Indigenous Peoples, a better place.”
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Bishops must be good listeners, says nun at Vatican who helps select them
“The ideal bishop does not exist,” Sister Reungoat said. But he has to be a shepherd who is “close to the people entrusted to him, he has to know how to involve priests, laity and religious, and people of different generations.”
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The eucharistic revival should remind Catholics: Communion means working for social justice.
It is my hope that the bishops’ campaign inspires not just an intellectual conversion but a religious conversion, propelling American Catholics to fight for a more just economy and a more Christian society.
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For the first time ever, Pope Francis appoints three women to the Vatican office that selects bishops
Continuing with determination to open up new positions of responsibility for women in the Roman Curia, Pope Francis has appointed three women as members of the Dicastery for Bishops.
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The U.S. bishops must repudiate anti-abortion extremists. Their pro-life witness depends on it.
The bishops’ conciliatory statements are being overshadowed by the specter of punitive cruelty toward women confronting crisis pregnancies. They must speak out again.
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Sister Helen Prejean on Oklahoma’s unprecedented rush to execute 25 people
“This rush to execute would be reckless in any state, but Oklahoma in particular has a horrendous track record for problematic executions.”