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FaithDispatches
Michele Chabin - Religion News Service

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Archaeologists excavating in northern Israel believe they may have discovered the biblical city of Bethsaida, the hometown of three of Jesus’ apostles on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

For decades archaeologists have searched for the fishing village where apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip lived, according to the New Testament (John 1:44; 12:21). Three possible sites in the area had been identified but all were inconclusive.

FaithNews
Catholic News Service
Salvadorans plan to walk more than 90 miles in three days to mark the centennial of Blessed Oscar Romero's birth.
FaithNews
Catholic News Service
Senior Catholic sources told ucanews.com that Pope Francis would arrive in Myanmar Nov. 27 for four nights.
Richie Fernando and Totet Banaynal
FaithDispatches
Colleen Dulle
A young Jesuit who died shielding his students from a grenade blast is now on the path to sainthood.
FaithNews
Haidee V Eugenio, Steve Limtiaco & Dana M Williams - Religion News Service
The complaints detail alleged attacks from 1955 through 1994 and claim some religious leaders knew of the exploitation and ignored it. 
FaithPope Francis Homilies
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Summertime can and should be a time for extra prayer, a moment of peace that allows Christians to savor the joy of their relationship with Jesus and find new strength to reach out with love to others, Pope Francis said.