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In major break over Ukraine, Russian Orthodox Church splits from Constantinople
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Thousands gather in L.A. archdiocese to celebrate St. Oscar Romero
Cardinal Donald Wuerl. Credit: CNA

Washington archdiocese releases the names of 28 accused clergy
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Pittsburgh Diocese begins years-long parish consolidation process
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Film spurs hundreds of abuse allegations in Poland as crisis spreads to Europe
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Taiwan offers second invitation to pope following Vatican-China deal
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Trump set to pick Catholic lawyer as next White House counsel
October 3, 2018 - Vatican City: The 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. Credit: CNA

Vatican confirms synod’s final report to be voted on ‘part by part’
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'Repairing God's House': Maryland parishes hold days of adoration
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Analysis: Will bishops push for clarity on the synod’s procedural rules?
Banners depicting each of the new saints on dispaly at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

The Seven in Heaven: Meet the new saints to be canonized this weekend
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American pastor released in Turkey after years in detention
Bishop Robert Barron responds to a question about Wuerl's resignation at the Vatican on Oct. 12, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

U.S. bishops hope Wuerl’s resignation is a step toward healing
The Polish synod fathers in Rome, Oct 12, 2018. Courtesy photo from the Press Office of the Polish Bishops’ Conference

A synod summary from the Polish synod fathers – Oct 12
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Eastern European bishops want a focus on Eucharist, fatherhood in Youth Synod
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Supreme Court rejects appeal in Tennessee death row case
Campbell Miller presents a copy of "Bravery Under Fire" to Pope Francis Oct. 10, 2018. Credit: Vatican Media.

Film tells story of Irish chaplain on frontlines of World War I
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Wash. Supreme Court strikes down death penalty as arbitrary, racially biased
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Adoration at the parish of St. Andrew the Apostle, Silver Spring, MD. Photo courtesy of St. Andrew the Apostle parish.

'Repairing God's House': Maryland parishes hold days of adoration
St. Peter's Basilica. Credit: vvo/Shutterstock

Analysis: Will bishops push for clarity on the synod’s procedural rules?
Banners depicting each of the new saints on dispaly at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

The Seven in Heaven: Meet the new saints to be canonized this weekend
Supreme Court (Yargitay) Building in Ankara, Turkey. Credit: OrhanCam/Shutterstock

American pastor released in Turkey after years in detention
Bishop Robert Barron responds to a question about Wuerl's resignation at the Vatican on Oct. 12, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

U.S. bishops hope Wuerl’s resignation is a step toward healing
The Polish synod fathers in Rome, Oct 12, 2018. Courtesy photo from the Press Office of the Polish Bishops’ Conference

A synod summary from the Polish synod fathers – Oct 12
Eucharistic adoration at the SLS18 conference in Chicago. Credit: FOCUS.

Eastern European bishops want a focus on Eucharist, fatherhood in Youth Synod
Credit: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Wikipedia CC 2.0

Supreme Court rejects appeal in Tennessee death row case
Campbell Miller presents a copy of "Bravery Under Fire" to Pope Francis Oct. 10, 2018. Credit: Vatican Media.

Film tells story of Irish chaplain on frontlines of World War I
Syringes, stethoscope and judge gavel on wooden background. Credit: sianstock/Shutterstock

Wash. Supreme Court strikes down death penalty as arbitrary, racially biased
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Cardinal O’Malley expands sex abuse investigation to include all Boston seminaries
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USAID and Knights of Columbus in agreement to help Mid East Christians
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Bishop Barron at Synod of Bishops: Young people are ‘hungry for mission’
Pope Francis greets Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Oct. 27, 2017. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, appoints him interim DC leader
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