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Trafficking statistics do not reveal real extent of modern slavery
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has called human trafficking “a crime against humanity.”
Whether it be child labor, illegal adoptions, forced marriage, illegally obtained organs,...
Spokesman for Central African bishops raises doubts about new peace deal
OXFORD, England — An official of the Central African Republic bishops’ conference has raised doubts about a new government-rebel peace deal and urged the...
Creative cuisine lessons help whip up self-reliant seminarians
MEINRAD, Ind. — Familiar sounds of sizzling meat and clanging cutlery associated with food preparation offered a different kind of doctrine than one might...
Catholic school principals get creative in their snow day announcements #CSW19
DUBUQUE, IOWA -- Catholic Schools Week 2019 featured some wild weather, including snow and record-breaking subzero temperatures that created dangerous climatic conditions.
Most schools in...
Texas dioceses name clergy with credible allegations of sex abuse
HOUSTON -- In a step to restore trust in the Catholic Church, dioceses in Texas released their lists of priests against whom credible allegations...
Bishop Robert Brennan, auxiliary at Rockville Centre, appointed Bishop of Columbus
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Rockville Centre to be the new bishop of Columbus, Ohio.
The appointment of...
Florida Catholic high school girls get a lot out of new...
SARASOTA, Fla. — Ashley Savigne looked intently at the barbell for her dead lift to an overhead press.
The 45-pound bar had 10-pound plates on...
Cardinal Dolan: Andrew Cuomo opened abortion floodgates, but would leverage excommunication
NEW YORK -- Since Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed New York's new expansive abortion measure into law Jan. 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade,...
Walking through life without knowing your neighbors makes waste of global...
By ELISE ITALIANO URENECK
Last year I relocated to Boston after spending 10 years in Washington, D.C. The move has forced me to make countless...
Venezuelan bishops say fresh calls for protests are ‘sign of hope’
CARACAS, Venezuela — The Venezuelan bishops’ conference labeled fresh calls for anti-government street protests as “a sign of hope” in the country, which continues...