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Guatemala cardinal: Drug cartels wield ‘total power’ on border with Mexico
Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini of Huehuetenango, Guatemala, has warned that drug cartels control the border between Mexico and Guatemala, provoking spasms of violence which have sent hundreds of Mexicans fleeing into his diocese.
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Catholics in Southern Italian diocese protest abuse cover up
Catholics in the Southern Italian city of Enna, Sicily, protested the local church's role in covering up sexual abuse after a court recently ruled that the diocesan bishop sought to protect a priest accused of having abused several minors as a ...
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Catholic doctors condemn kidnapping of Nigerian medical students
Catholic health care professionals have condemned the Aug. 15 kidnapping of 20 Catholic medical students in Nigeria.
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Educators: Special needs, disabilities on the rise, thanks to screen time, pandemic
Two key educators associated with Head Start of Miami-Dade County in Southern Florida and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami worry about an uptick in youngsters with specific developmental disabilities and special needs.
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Phil Donahue and the Catholic Church
Broadcaster and TV personality Phil Donahue, who died Aug. 18 at age 88, was once busted by Catholic News Service.
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US bishops’ diocesan survey sets new baseline for Hispanic ministry in parishes nationwide
The U.S. bishops' Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs conducted a survey of dioceses and archdioceses in the country's 14 episcopal regions and released its results Aug. 21.
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Conclave: First ballot fails to elect pope