News & Commentary
Catholic leaders respond to shooting at Colorado nightclub
Catholic leaders have condemned the Nov. 19 attack on an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that killed at least five people and injured at least 25.
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Nigerian Catholic community helps victims of flooding
Emeka Okoye, a 54-year-old farmer, and his family got trapped when a heavy flood bubbled into their apartment in southeastern Nigeria. He quickly moved his family from the ground floor and relocated them upstairs.
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Displaced children can benefit from faith communities’ help, speakers say
Children on the move, particularly as migrants or refugees, are enormously vulnerable, said one of the church's leading experts on safeguarding.
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U.S. Ukrainian Catholic prelate says Russian war against nation is genocide
A Ukrainian Catholic archbishop asked his fellow U.S. bishops Nov. 16 to pray for Ukraine, and, if possible, to go to Ukraine and pray there for its people, inviting them on a trip he is embarking on in February.
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Indiana twins share many things, including vocation to priesthood
It's not unusual for twins to share just about everything, but in the Hickeys' case there is something else: The brothers share a calling to the priesthood.
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Taking the church to the peripheries: mission stations in Philippines
When Father Victor Sandoval went knocking on doors in one of Manila's toughest slums to tell people he was moving into their midst, he was met with disbelief.
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Rhode Island Catholic bishop offers prayers in wake of shooting at Brown University