Traveling on an ITA Airways plane, Pope Francis set off on the longest foreign trip of his papacy.
Pope sets off on longest trip of his pontificate
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
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Israel plunges into massive protests as Israeli-American, 5 other hostages found dead in Gaza tunnel
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
In what was a devastating Sunday morning for hostage families, Israel said Sept. 1 that it had recovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose parents became outspoken global advocates for all hostages to be released.
As war frightens away tourists, Catholic activists pray for peace during Holy Land pilgrimage
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News
The Holy Land’s sacred sites overflow with tourists in normal times, but with war in Gaza, most airlines have canceled flights to the region. The streets of the Old City of Jerusalem are deserted with merchant’s stalls shuttered.
Maryland Catholics work to fight abortion amendment
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, News, Respect Life
While the presidential election is top of mind for the nation this November, Maryland Catholics are focusing on an amendment that would enshrine abortion into the state Constitution.
Bishops decry workers’ low pay, erratic shifts, weak protections: ‘It does not have to be this way’
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OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Social Justice, World News
Labor Day marks a time to “recommit ourselves to building together a society that honors the human dignity of all who labor,” said two Catholic bishops in a joint statement ahead of the Sept. 2 national civic holiday.
Faith, business, agricultural leaders discuss ways to respond to ‘cry’ of Earth, the poor
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OSV News
Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News
Archbishop George J. Lucas of Omaha hosted a diverse group of leaders from government, business, education, nonprofit, agriculture and religious organizations from across northeast Nebraska for a day of reflection on how to care for our common home.
Earth is ‘sick,’ in need of prayers and action, pope says
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
The Earth is ailing, and it needs the prayers of Catholics as well as their personal commitment to caring for creation, Pope Francis said.
Archbishop Lori offers support to Emmitsburg parish devastated by rectory fire
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate
The archbishop wanted to be with parishioners, he said, “to offer Mass, to pray together, and assure you that the archdiocese will work collaboratively with you in the time ahead.”
Speaker sees a time of news beginnings amid transformation of religious congregations
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News
Though the historical era of armies of women religious functioning as a workforce for the Catholic Church is over, the sister at the forefront of efforts to guide congregations through their transformations says it is also a time of new beginnings.
Padre Pio relics exhibit will visit St. Ignatius in Ijamsville Sept. 6
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Western Vicariate
Catholics will get a chance to venerate and learn about one of their faith’s more modern and fascinating saints when relics of St. Padre Pio are displayed for veneration Sept. 6 by St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish in Ijamsville.
Fire destroys rectory at St. Anthony Shrine in Emmitsburg; one seriously injured
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate
A priest was injured in an early-morning fire Aug. 30 that destroyed the historic two-story rectory at St. Anthony Shrine in Emmitsburg.
Migrant morality: Pope doubles down on message of acceptance
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News
As immigration becomes an increasingly hot-button political issue in the United States and Europe, Pope Francis again underscored the moral weight of how migrants are treated, hammering home a message of acceptance that has been a pillar of his pontificate for more than a decade.
