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Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People: 20 years...

WASHINGTON -- Twenty years ago, in 2002, the revelations of clergy sexual abuse and its cover-up in the Archdiocese of Boston was the metaphorical...

‘Fostering interpersonal relationships and intergenerational dialogue’ is needed to keep faith...

BALTIMORE -- If honesty is indeed the best policy, then two young people addressing the U.S. bishops about the joys and struggles of growing...

Catholic school scores have ‘bounced back’ near pre-COVID while public schools...

WASHINGTON-- The National Catholic Educational Association says Catholic schools have recovered more quickly from the pandemic than its public school counterparts. The successes, according to...

Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American woman who caused commotion at 73′ Oscars,...

WASHINGTON -- A memorial Mass is set for Oct. 21 for Sacheen Littlefeather, the woman whose appearance at the Oscars ceremony nearly 50 years...

Brian Grim, founder of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, says...

WASHINGTON-- An updated version of a 2019 paper that cites the presence of religious belief as an aid in recovery, particularly from mental health...

‘Voice of the Faithful’ group grades dioceses on role, effectiveness of...

WASHINGTON -- Before Voice of the Faithful prepared a report on diocesan finance councils, it gave dioceses a heads-up that it would be working...

Mark Shields dies at 85; Catholic news commentator rarely held back

WASHINGTON — Political commentator Mark Shields, who died June 18 at age 85, often wore his Catholic faith on his sleeve in his columns,...

Due to immense market power, agricultural industry workers face greater risk...

WASHINGTON -- Farmworkers and farmers alike are at risk of being thrust into poverty and disease due to the market power of a concentrated...

Percentage of new white priests in United States are dropping, survey...

WASHINGTON — The annual report of new priests commissioned by the U.S. bishops shows that among those who responded, a shrinking number are white,...

Panel says listening is now seen as important part of a...

WASHINGTON — Not long after Pope Francis was elevated to the papacy in 2013, someone coined the term “Francis Factor” in an effort to...

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