Archive for December 11, 2018

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Sisters of St. Joseph will not defend embezzling LA sisters

The two religious sisters accused of embezzling from a California Catholic school face a criminal investigation, and will not be... Read more

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Five dead in Brazilian cathedral shooting, cathedral priest asks for prayer

A gunman killed at least four people people Tuesday, inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception in Campinas,... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Cobblestones honoring Holocaust victims stolen in Rome

Twenty bronze-capped cobblestones, commemorating members of two Italian Jewish families who were deported during the Holocaust, were stolen in Rome... Read more

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By Ed Condon

What is a lay 'Parish Life Coordinator'? A CNA Explainer

What is a ‘parish life coordinator? What does such a lay person do?  Read more

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Iran, China detain hundreds of Christians

While religious leaders marked the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights this week by saying that more... Read more

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Archbishop Gomez: Church needs to 'return to Guadalupe'

The Archbishop of Los Angeles wrote this week that Our Lady of Guadalupe, as a messenger of reform and renewal,... Read more

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By Christine Rousselle

Trump signs law to aid Christians in Iraq, Syria

President Donald Trump signed into law Tuesday the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act, which seeks to ensure... Read more

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By Mary Farrow

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Empress of the Americas

It would be virtually impossible to travel to Mexico without seeing the colorful, star-cloaked, evil-crushing image of Our Lady of... Read more

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Indian sister: Rape claims against bishop went unheard by Church leaders

The religious sister who says she was serially raped by an Indian bishop claims she made a police report only... Read more