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Hope is dying in Syria, cardinal says

With no end of conflict and no path toward economic recovery in sight, the Syrian people are losing hope that any sense of peace and normalcy will return, said the apostolic nuncio to Syria.
Knights of Holy Sepulchre give $3.5 million in emergency aid to Holy Land

As members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem around the world were experiencing their own COVID-19 lockdowns, they contributed some $3.5 million to a special fund to support the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, especially its schools and charitable outreach.
Bishops say proposed HUD rule gives faith-based shelters some flexibility

Three U.S. Catholic bishops said that a proposed modification to a 2016 federal rule governing ...
Intended as inclusive, encyclical title will be in Italian, official says

Pope Francis' encyclical on fraternity and social friendship will be released with an Italian title that will not be translated into different languages, reported Vatican News.
Pope names Maltese bishop secretary-general of Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Italian Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri as secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops and ...
Impossible to bear tragic loss of a child without God's help, Pope says

Without God's help, it is impossible to bear the tragic loss of a young life, Pope Francis said.
Bangladeshis mourn U.S. missionary who served more than six decades

Holy Cross Father Timm is remembered as a humanist and internationally acclaimed scientist who discovered several new species of ...
Pope: Protests must be nonviolent; governments must respect rights

Expressing his concern about demonstrations taking place in many countries around the world, Pope Francis appealed for nonviolence, dialogue and the guarantee of civil rights.
Colombian Church leaders call for reconciliation, truth following protests

Bishops in Colombia prayed for the victims of police violence and urged protesters not to take justice into their own hands, following a chaotic week in which 13 people were killed during protests over law enforcement in the South American country.
'Faithful Citizenship' reminder: Gospel cannot be parsed in partisan terms

The U.S. bishops' quadrennial document on political responsibility is rooted in the Catholic Church's long-standing moral tradition that upholds human dignity and the common good of all ...
Leading Catholic pro-life advocate and legislative lobbyist dies at 88

Patricia Kelly, a tireless advocate for the pro-life cause whose gentle but persistent lobbying efforts helped secure a ban on physician-assisted suicide in Maryland, died Sept. 4 at Portumna, her family farm in Carroll County.
Collection for the Holy Land Sept. 13

The annual collection for the Holy Land is Sept. 13, and Franciscan Father Francesco Patton is asking Catholics around the world to make a virtual pilgrimage to the region but a real donation to support its Church.
USCCB urges Congress, White House to reach COVID-19 relief deal

A leader with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged Congress and the White House ...
Cardinal Jaworski, once a 'secret cardinal,' dies at 94

Cardinal Marian Jaworski, a close friend of St. John Paul II and former Latin-rite archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine, died Sept. 5 at the age of 94.
New book recounts Pope's vision for integral ecology

In a new book featuring his conversations with Pope Francis, Italian environmental activist Carlo Petrini said he hopes the published discussions will contribute to the groundwork laid out by "Laudato Si'."
No foreign trips for Pope, but plenty of appointments

While the COVID-19 pandemic has put the brakes on most foreign travel and many in-person meetings, Pope Francis still has some major events on his fall 2020 agenda.
Sisters of Life: There is hope after abortion

”Jane” is among the many women who has found forgiveness from abortion through the Sisters of Life’s intervention program.
Sister McNamee, 'one of the giants in Catholic education,' dies at 89

Sister Catherine McNamee, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet and longtime Catholic educational leader, died Aug. 30 at the age of 89.
Pope will sign new encyclical on human fraternity at St. Francis' tomb

Pope Francis will travel to Assisi Oct. 3 to sign an encyclical on the social, political and economic obligations that flow from a belief that all people are children of God and therefore brothers and sisters to one another.
Continuity in particularity: Cardinal looks at Pope Francis, Benedict XVI

Between Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI, there is "continuity of magisterium and particularity in pastoral style," but even more, there is "a living communion of affection," said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
Barred Belarusian archbishop says he has gotten legal advice about reentry

Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz said he had obtained legal advice about being barred from reentering Belarus and counted on Vatican help in correcting the illegal action against him.
Science, religion not opposing sides in humanity's progress, cardinal says

Although technology has made leaps and bounds over the past decades, the scientific community must not isolate itself in its own advancements and exclude religion from the search for ways to overcome today's challenges, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
In Labor Day statement, U.S. bishops call profit over safety 'unjust'

Given the "somber" realities imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, for companies to put profits over safety is unjust ...
Pope calls for day of prayer, fasting for Lebanon

Pope Francis has asked Catholics and all people of goodwill to observe Sept. 4 as a day of prayer and fasting for Lebanon.
Pope gets first copy of Italian Missal translation

The Italian bishops finally have printed their new Missal, and they gave the symbolic first copy to Pope Francis, who usually celebrates Mass in Italian.

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