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USCCB plans to release more resources on abuse prevention, child protection
The bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, invited Catholics June 13 "to pray for survivors of clergy sexual abuse, their families and all those who accompany survivors in the path toward healing, that they experience Christ's profound love for them ...
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Pope’s knee troubles force cancellation of July trip to Africa
Because of continuing problems with his knee, Pope Francis has postponed his planned trip to Congo and South Sudan July 2-7, said the Vatican press office.
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Man arrested for making death threats against Justice Kavanaugh
A man threatening to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice's Maryland home June 8, carrying a gun, a knife and zip ties.
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‘Don’t look away,’ children plead to Congress in gun control message
With the U.S. Capitol in the background, Jacob Kelly, 6, adjusted his little bulletproof vest against his chest.
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Attack on worshippers in Nigeria is called attack on ‘entire church’
The brutal attack on people at a Catholic church in Nigeria on Pentecost Sunday is "an attack on the entire church," said a U.S. official of Aid to the Church in Need, an international Catholic charity.
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Pope urges world leaders to help end war in Ukraine
Pope Francis appealed to world leaders to start "real negotiations" to end to the war on Ukraine and avoid bringing the world to ruin.
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Hemispheric summit ends with immigration deal among countries
Twenty countries from the Americas, including the United States, signed a declaration June 10, the last day of the troubled Summit of the Americas, committing to help and protect “all migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless persons, regardless of their migratory status.”