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A police vehicle stands near the site of a mass shooting reported by authorities at Brown University in Providence, R.I.,

Rhode Island Catholic bishop offers prayers in wake of shooting at Brown University

Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski of Providence offered prayers for "all affected by this tragedy" in the wake of a Dec. 13 shooting at Brown University that left two students dead and nine others injured.
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Harris’ Central America agenda features longtime concerns for the church

During her first foreign trip to Latin America as U.S. vice president June 7 and 8, Kamala Harris took on a topic that has long been on the mind of the Catholic Church in the Americas: alleviating the problems that ...
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Pope denies cardinal’s request to resign; agrees ‘we have sinned’

Agreeing with German Cardinal Reinhard Marx that Catholic leaders cannot adopt an "ostrich policy" in the face of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis still told the cardinal that he would not accept his resignation as head of the ...
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Canadian church pledges support for Muslims after ‘hate’ attack on family

Faith communities and politicians condemned an attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario, that police have labeled a hate crime.
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Efforts to end human trafficking takes shape in West Africa

Clergy, women religious and laypeople pledged to strengthen existing networks and build new partnerships to fight human trafficking in West Africa during a five-day conference.
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Pope leads prayers for Indigenous children who died in Canadian schools

Pope Francis led hundreds of pilgrims and visitors in St. Peter's Square in a moment of silent prayer for the Indigenous children who died in Canadian residential schools and for their grieving families.
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High school in Iraq with emphasis on classical education has US ties

Catholic education is taking another step forward in Irbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region, affirming the country's historical leadership role in academia.
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