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Federal judge rules CRS must pay health benefits for spouse of gay employee
Federal judge rules CRS must pay health benefits for spouse of gay employee
By Catholic News Service
A U.S. District Court judge in Maryland has ruled that Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' overseas relief and development agency, must offer health care coverage to the spouses of gay employees as long as the employees' jobs are nonreligious in nature.
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UPDATE: Report on Cologne cardinal's PR strategy prompts renewed controversy
UPDATE: Report on Cologne cardinal's PR strategy prompts renewed controversy
By Catholic News Service
A recent report on the public relations strategy used by Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki during a clerical sex abuse scandal has provoked renewed controversy, even after the cardinal's March return from his six-month sabbatical initiated by Pope Francis, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA.
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Author helps four female doctors of church lead four-week retreat
Author helps four female doctors of church lead four-week retreat
By Catholic News Service
"Set the World on Fire: A 4-Week Personal Retreat with the Female Doctors of the Church" by Vinita Hampton Wright. Ave Maria Press (Notre Dame, Indiana, 2022). 181 pp., $18.95.
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In note to nuns, pope says he is doing everything he can for Ukraine
In note to nuns, pope says he is doing everything he can for Ukraine
By Catholic News Service
Pope Francis said he is doing everything he can for Ukraine, saying the world was witnessing "cruelty."
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Vandals target crisis pregnancy center in western Massachusetts
Vandals target crisis pregnancy center in western Massachusetts
By Catholic News Service
Police are investigating vandalism at a western Massachusetts pregnancy center that provides women facing a crisis pregnancy with free diapers, wipes, baby clothes, strollers and car seats.
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Peru's bishops call for 'urgent and creative solution' to nation's crisis
Peru's bishops call for 'urgent and creative solution' to nation's crisis
By Catholic News Service
Amid a political crisis in which the president, his wife and members of her family are accused of corruption and taking bribes, Peru's bishops have called for dialogue and a commitment to uphold democratic institutions.
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Pope 'deeply saddened' by Orthodox church fire
Pope 'deeply saddened' by Orthodox church fire
By Catholic News Service
Pope Francis offered prayers and condolences to the victims of a fire in an Orthodox Church that took the lives of 41 people -- including 18 children -- who died in a fire in Egypt's capital, Cairo.
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In predawn raid, Nicaraguan police remove bishop; his whereabouts unknown
In predawn raid, Nicaraguan police remove bishop; his whereabouts unknown
By Catholic News Service
Nicaraguan police burst into Matagalpa diocesan headquarters and removed an outspoken bishop who had been under house arrest for more than two weeks.
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The Holy See's Agreement with São Tomé and Príncipe places the Catholic Church into a Stronger Position as Africa Confronts its Colonialist Past
The Holy See's Agreement with São Tomé and Príncipe places the Catholic Church into a Stronger Position as Africa Confronts its Colonialist Past
By Cole Kinder
São Tomé and Príncipe and the Holy See have entered into a new agreement that places the Catholic Church in a better position in this Gulf of Guinea nation.
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Parish Twinning Program of the Americas names new executive director
Parish Twinning Program of the Americas names new executive director
By Catholic News Service
David J. Siler has been named the new executive director of the Parish Twinning Program of the Americas, which is based in Nashville.
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Portugal abuse commission urges victims to come forward during home visits
Portugal abuse commission urges victims to come forward during home visits
By Catholic News Service
An independent commission investigating sexual abuse in Portugal's Catholic Church urged more victims to submit testimonies, especially during summer home visits by citizens living abroad.
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Caritas celebrates its 'local heroes' who provide compassion, aid worldwide
Caritas celebrates its 'local heroes' who provide compassion, aid worldwide
By Catholic News Service
Marking the day dedicated to the world's humanitarian workers, Caritas Internationalis thanked its confederation's "local heroes" for their compassion and dedicated service in 200 countries and territories.
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Richard Dujardin, retired religion reporter, dies in tragic fall from bridge
Richard Dujardin, retired religion reporter, dies in tragic fall from bridge
By Catholic News Service
Richard Dujardin, a veteran journalist who covered religion for more than 30 years in Rhode Island, died in a tragic accident as he crossed a drawbridge on his way to Mass for the feast of the Assumption with his wife while on vacation in Milwaukee.
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UPDATE: Pope says not enough evidence to try cardinal for sexual assault
UPDATE: Pope says not enough evidence to try cardinal for sexual assault
By Catholic News Service
A preliminary Vatican investigation into allegations against Cardinal Marc Ouellet concluded there was not sufficient evidence to warrant opening up formal proceedings against the cardinal for sexual assault, a Vatican spokesman said.
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Path of peace: Shadow of war looms over pope's Kazakhstan visit
Path of peace: Shadow of war looms over pope's Kazakhstan visit
By Catholic News Service
While the purpose of Pope Francis' visit to Kazakhstan will be to attend the Congress of World and Traditional Religions, the interreligious meeting also will serve as the backdrop for his long-awaited meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill.
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School board tosses Bible over ‘pornography’, allows real pornography to remain
School board tosses Bible over ‘pornography’, allows real pornography to remain
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
A Texas school board district has banned the Bible from its libraries because of the claim it needs to be reviewed for "pornographic content", however, allows a book portraying sexual content and even child sexual abuse to remain on the shelves. The indoctrination of our students into leftist ideology should not be tolerated and, yet, the Church and its leaders remain silent.
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Cardinal-designate, Bishop Peter Okpaleke - The stone that was rejected by the builder
Cardinal-designate, Bishop Peter Okpaleke - The stone that was rejected by the builder
By Laurika Nxumalo
Bishop Peter Okpaleke resigned from his episcopal ministry in 2018; in 2022 Pope Francis designated him as a cardinal - what happened?
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