Archive for November 14, 2017

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How Christians are continuing to help hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico

Seven weeks after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, the majority of the island is still without power, and many... Read more

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Pope Francis pens letter to disabled soldier he met in Colombia

Pope Francis sent a handwritten letter to a disabled soldier he met in Colombia this fall, thanking him for a... Read more

Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, who was elected chair of the US Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities Nov. 14, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Carl Bunderson

Archbishop Naumann elected US bishops' pro-life committee chair

In a move seen as an endorsement of St. John Paul II's “culture of life” approach, the U.S. bishops on... Read more

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Pakistani bishops declare Year of the Eucharist

Amid national challenges, the Pakistani Catholic Bishops’ Conference has announced a “Year of the Eucharist,” to focus on renewal and... Read more

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Abortion info required at pro-life centers? Supreme Court takes up case

The U.S. Supreme Court has announced that it will consider a California law that requires pro-life pregnancy centers to display... Read more

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Sacramento bishop leads prayer after northern California shooting

Notifying his fellow bishops of “a terrible shooting” in his diocese, Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento led them in prayer... Read more

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Black Elk sainthood cause advances with US bishops' vote

The sainthood cause for Lakota medicine man and Catholic catechist Nicholas Black Elk took another step forward today, as the... Read more

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USCCB president Archbishop Timothy Broglio (left); Bishop Mark Seitz, head of the USCCB migration committee (center); and Bishop Michael Burbidge, chairman of the USCCB’s pro-life committee, speak to media at the USCCB fall plenary assembly on Nov. 12, 2024.  

U.S. bishops will speak out ‘loudly’ if Trump’s mass deportation rhetoric becomes reality

Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Pope Francis’ apostolic nuncio to the United States, addresses the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis in July 2024.

U.S. nuncio: Bishops must foster missionary zeal

The U.S. bishops gather in Baltimore on Nov. 12, 2024, for their fall plenary assembly.

Archbishop Broglio calls bishops to insist on human dignity, aid migrants after election

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Report: Hundreds of Canadian euthanasia violations not reported to police

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the primate of all England and leader of the Anglican Communion, announced his resignation on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, saying he takes “personal and institutional responsibility” for the mishandling of a number of high-profile abuse cases in the Anglican Church since taking the reigns in 2013.

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over handling of abuse cases

Pope Francis raises his glass at the start of a lunch with poor and economically disadvantaged people in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on Nov. 19, 2023.

Pope Francis to have Sunday lunch with 1,300 guests on World Day of the Poor

Bishop-elect Philip Moger from the Archdiocese of Southwark was due to be installed Nov. 9, 2024, but suddenly announced the “delay” to his installation just days before it was due to take place.

Installation of new bishop in England deferred for a second time

The Sistine Hall of the Vatican Library, the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City, is one of the oldest libraries in the world.

Pope Francis moves part of Vatican library and archive to Rome seminary

Participants in a recent In Altum program in Washington, D.C.

International Catholic professional formation program grows in DC

Endow launched the “Quinceañera Created for God: Creada para Dios” program in Denver on Nov. 7, 2024, as part of its Hispanic outreach program, Magnifica.

Group launches quinceañera program designed to form young Catholic women

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