Archive for September 5, 2017

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By Elise Harris

'I was sure that it was Mother Teresa who healed me'

The Brazilian man who received the miracle allowing for Mother Teresa’s canonization says that he and his wife were ordinary believers... Read more

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God is present, Cardinal DiNardo tells Hurricane Harvey victims

Amid the immense devastation left behind in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston assured the people... Read more

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Knights of Columbus take action to aid Hurricane Harvey victims

Local Knights of Columbus councils have taken action after the passage of Hurricane Harvey, rescuing survivors by boat and providing... Read more

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Judge temporarily blocks Texas' 'dismemberment abortion' ban

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked part of a Texas law that bans dilation-and-evacuation abortions in the second trimester.  Read more

Protesters against the end of DACA outside the White House, Sept. 5, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Bishops decry Trump administration's decision to end DACA

Bishops condemned the Trump administration’s decision Tuesday to end a program that benefited hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who... Read more

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Catholic priest in Nigeria kidnapped, murdered

A Catholic priest was kidnapped and found murdered in Nigeria, local sources have confirmed.  Read more

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Mother Teresa to be named co-patron of Kolkata archdiocese

Marking the first anniversary of Mother Teresa’s canonization, the Archdiocese of Kolkata will hold a Mass Wednesday to declare the... Read more

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Bishop Tobin: Ending DACA shatters lives. So does abortion.

Many Americans are justifiably outraged at the lives that will be shattered by the cancellation of DACA – but that... Read more