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D.C. Knights’ council: Remove Rupnik art from shrine, apologize to abuse victims
A Knights of Columbus council reportedly has called for the removal of artwork by Father Marko Rupnik at a national shrine, following the disgraced priest’s decades-long legacy of sexual and spiritual abuse claims by multiple victims.
Last survivor of USS Arizona, dead at 102, is recalled for commitment to country, strong faith
By any measure, Louis Anthony “Lou” Conter, a Catholic hero of World War II who died April 1 at his home in Grass Valley, Calif., at age 102, led a celebrated life.
A better world can’t be built ‘lying on the couch,’ pope tells children
Peace can spread and grow from “small seeds” like including someone who is left out of an activity, showing concern for someone who is struggling, picking up some litter and praying for God’s help, Pope Francis told Italian schoolchildren.
Arizona GOP lawmakers block abortion ban repeal ahead of likely ballot measure
Republican lawmakers in Arizona’s Legislature chose different responses to the question of whether to repeal the state’s 1864 law banning abortion April 17. Some Republicans in the state Senate allowed that chamber to proceed to a repeal vote, while Republicans in the state House blocked a comparable effort.
Planned Parenthood annual report shows increase in abortion, decrease in health services
Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report shows an increase in abortions from the previous year, while also showing a decrease in health services.
Is it the devil? Don’t ‘self-diagnose’ — follow the church’s protocols, say experts
What should the faithful do if they, or others in their circle, suspect the presence of the demonic?
Lay Catholics have key role in church’s mission, says top Knight
Addressing the John Carroll Society at its April 13 annual awards dinner in Washington, Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly underscored something that Pope Francis once told him, that the laity have a co-responsibility along with the clergy for the mission of the Catholic Church.
Murdered Polish missionary begins ‘path to sainthood’
Poland’s church is seeking the beatification of a young lay missionary, who was stabbed to death in a bungled robbery shortly after starting work with Catholic nuns at a children’s home in Bolivia in 2017.
Paris archbishop moved by the joy of workers, artisans involved in cathedral restoration
Archbishop Laurent Ulrich found himself taking over the Archdioceses of Paris in the spotlight — three years after the Notre Dame fire, as the world watched the cathedral being rebuilt, and waiting for the work to be completed.
‘Nostalgia’ will not save monasteries from closing, pope says
Longing for the past will not save contemplative religious orders from closing their monasteries or experiencing shifts in vocations, Pope Francis said.