Bishop Brennan was “dismayed by the continued revelations concerning former Bishop Michael Bransfield’s misdeeds.”
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U.S. bishops promote civility as 2020 election approaches
The campaign “is a way the church can be an example,” director Jill Rauh said.
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Explainer: When can someone be denied the Eucharist?
When is it permissible, acceptable or prudent to deny the Eucharist to someone?
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Remembering Cardinal Czerny’s courageous past in El Salvador
It may be 30 years since Cardinal Michael Czerny left the Jesuit-run Central American University in El Salvador, but it’s not a place that has forgotten him.
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Hong Kong bishops: God can help us to recognize human dignity
As demonstrations pitting pro-government groups against pro-democracy protesters continue, a bishop urged Catholics to pray for the realization that all are humans and not “cockroaches or dogs.”
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U.K. must do more to fight trafficking, bishop says after bodies found
The bodies of 31 men and eight women — all believed to be Chinese — were found Oct. 23 in a refrigerated container near Purfleet, a port on the River Thames.
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Many think Chinese regulations designed to stymie worship and church growth
The new rules are the latest in a string of regulations that many in the Chinese Church believe are designed to stymie worship, the operations of parishes and dioceses as well as the growth of the church.
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Regional church networks work to tackle climate change problems
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Deforestation, land grabbing and climate change — life-and-death issues raised at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon — also are wreaking havoc in Central America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific islands. One likely outcome of the synod is a more coordinated pastoral response to those issues by church workers in […]
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Bolivian bishops urge transparency amid signs of electoral fraud
Bolivia’s bishops have called on electoral officials to “make transparent” the vote-counting process as protesters rioted in the South American country, alleging fraud in the presidential election.
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L.A. Archdiocese expands fund for Southern California wildfire victims
The fund was created in the wake of the Thomas Fire that struck Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in 2017-18.