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- Pope says church was late fighting abuse, promises ‘zero tolerance’
- Catholic agencies prepared to help in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Bishop, Caritas staffer say situation in Mexico serious, much aid needed
- Church leaders offer prayers, Mexicans pitch in after earthquake
- Pope prays for victims of Mexico quake
- St. Louis archbishop calls for peace after verdict, asks community to come together
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Kansas priest recalls friendship with martyr as beatification nears
By Karen Bonar Catholic News Service CAWKER CITY, Kan. (CNS) — In the cozy rectory behind Sts. Peter and Paul Church sits Father Don McCarthy with myriad items relating to his friend, Father Stanley Rother. “It’s kind of like a … Continue reading
Indian Salesian abducted in Yemen freed
Updated 12:12 p.m. By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Indian Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was abducted by Islamic State militants in Yemen and held captive for more than a year, was freed. According to … Continue reading
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Irma weakens as it heads north, but leaves path of destruction
Roundup. By Catholic News Service MIAMI (CNS) — A weakened Hurricane Irma churned in Florida after ripping through southern portions of the state and the Caribbean islands, flooding cities, knocking out power to millions, destroying homes and business and killing … Continue reading
Pope says he hopes Trump reconsiders DACA decision
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM COLOMBIA (CNS) — Politicians who call themselves pro-life must be pro-family and not enact policies that divide families and rob young people of a future, Pope Francis said. Flying … Continue reading
At final Mass in Colombia, pope calls for change of culture
By David Agren Catholic News Service CARTAGENA, Colombia (CNS) — Pope Francis capped a five-day trip to Colombia with a call for culture change in a country attempting to pursue a path of peace and reconciliation after decades of armed … Continue reading
In Caribbean Colombia, Jesuits try to continue legacy of St. Peter Claver
By David Agren Catholic News Service CARTAGENA, Colombia (CNS) — Outside St. Peter Claver Parish in this colonial city on the Caribbean coast, Afro-Colombian women in colorful attire sell chopped fruit to tourists. Once tourists pay for papaya and pineapple, … Continue reading
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Church leaders, including from U.S., pray for victims of quake
(Second update Sept. 9) By David Agren Catholic News Service CARTAGENA, Colombia (CNS) — Church leaders prayed for Mexicans and Guatemalans affected by the magnitude 8.2 earthquake that struck the Pacific Coast. At the end of Mass in Villavicencio, Colombia, … Continue reading
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