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Triumphant return to Australia saint’s tomb in thanks for Parkinson’s cure
SYDNEY -- Exactly 10 years to the day -- July 18, 2018 -- Ricky Peterson of Kansas City, Kansas, knelt once more at the...
St. Katharine Drexel remains to be enshrined at cathedral in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- The remains of St. Katharine Drexel, founder of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, will be transferred from the crypt under...
Jailed Vietnamese Catholic activist, blogger ends hunger strike
HANOI, Vietnam -- A prominent Catholic blogger and activist ended a two-week hunger strike in a Vietnamese prison after she met with visiting U.S....
Quebec’s youngest bishop wants to bring fire of God’s love to...
TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec — Auxiliary Bishop Pierre-Olivier Tremblay of Trois-Rivieres now is Quebec’s youngest bishop and probably the geekiest.
On July 22, Bishop Tremblay was ordained...
Gingrich: ‘Securing’ religious liberty top priority for U.S., Vatican
WASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to the Holy See told a Washington audience July 24 that “promoting and securing religious freedom as a human...
Social media from church shows how teachings apply to your life
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has said that shepherds "should have the smell of the sheep." For some bishops and their dioceses, that means going...
Update — Cardinal O’Malley: ‘Major gap’ remains in church’s sex abuse...
BOSTON -- Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley said "a major gap still exists" when it comes to the Catholic Church's policies on sexual abuse...
Sister Anna Hope Bauerlin, who grew up in Wilmington, dies at...
ASTON, Pa. – Sister Anna Hope Bauerlin, who grew up in Wilmington and was a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of...
Cardinal O’Malley: ‘Specific actions’ needed now to address claims against McCarrick
BOSTON -- Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley called for "three specific actions" to immediately address allegations of sexual abuse of minors and "sexual improprieties"...
Cardinal Tobin: African priests, religious in U.S. make big contribution
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The presence in the United States of about 3,000 priests and religious from countries in Africa is a great contribution...