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In Colombia, bishops, religious listen to Amazonians before synod
BOGOTA, Colombia — Bishops, nuns, priests and residents of the Amazon basin met in Colombia’s capital city in mid-August to prepare for a special...
Disrespect for life, lack of moral center seen as factors in...
WASHINGTON — In this American age of violence, where 165 shootings happened this year alone, where politicians scream at each other across the aisle...
Diocese of Pittsburgh parish cancels summer festival after receiving ‘disturbing message’
WASHINGTON -- A church in the Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Aug. 13 it was canceling a popular summer event, its parish festival, after receiving...
Religion, state of the church among topics at annual Napa conference
WASHINGTON — Under the clear, California-blue skies of Napa Valley, 15 bishops and 100 priests gathered with over 500 lay Catholics and women religious...
Faith-filled summer activities for families
Summer may be almost over, but there's still time for families to enjoy a few fun, faith-filled activities. Such as:
• Plant a Mary garden:
Create...
Oregon Catholic family named Knights of Columbus Family of the Year
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Catholic family from the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, has been chosen as the Knights of Columbus 2019 Family of the Year.
Joseph...
New books outline history, modern realities of religious liberty
“Liberty in the Things of God: The Christian Origins of Religious Freedom” by Robert Louis Wilken. Yale University Press (New Haven, Conn., 2019). 248...
Science project sparked Colorado girl’s water project for town in Kenya
WASHINGTON — In 2014 a science project sparked the compassion of a 10-year-old girl from Colorado. So, she set out on a walk that...
‘Crosses for losses’ aim to bring comfort at scenes of mass...
EL PASO, Texas — Greg Zanis, a carpenter by trade from Aurora, Illinois, has traveled around the country for more than 20 years to...
Teen who died saving classmates in Colorado school shooting posthumously named...
MINNEAPOLIS -- As residents of El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, mourned the loss of 31 people in mass shootings Aug. 3 and Aug....