Archive for June 18, 2018

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Former pro football player prepares to take final vows as a nun

Every single vocation story is different, but Sr. Rita Clare (Anne) Yoches is probably one of the more unusual.  Read more

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Australian priests 'willing to go to jail' rather than break confessional seal

As Australian states and territories pass and consider laws requiring priests to break the seal of confession to report cases... Read more

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This program wants to help incoming college students keep their faith

For Catholic high school students on their way to college, faith runs the risk of being lost in the shuffle... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

In Western Europe, Christians who don't go to church outnumber those who do

Most Western Europeans identify as Christian, but say they do not, or seldom, attend church services – outnumbering those Christians... Read more

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‘How many times can our hearts break?’ Bishop of Trenton asks after shooting

The Bishop of Trenton condemned gun violence and called for prayer in a statement following a shooting early Sunday that... Read more

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What are the new border policies? A CNA explainer

In May 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a “zero tolerance” policy that seeks to criminally prosecute 100 percent of... Read more

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By JD Flynn

The Catholic vision of just immigration reform

A Honduran woman says that federal immigration authorities took her daughter from her arms as she breastfed the child. When... Read more

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Ceasefire reached in Nicaragua crisis as Church-mediated talks resume

The Nicaraguan government and opposition groups agreed Friday to a truce during talks mediated by the Nicaraguan bishops, after nearly... Read more