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Bishop Salvatore Muratore of Nicosia, Italy, arrives for the opening of the annual spring meeting of the Italian bishops' conference at the Vatican May 20, 2019.

Celebrate Pentecost by rejecting racism, Italian bishops say

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ROME -- Disciples of Jesus must reject any attitude or language that could increase intolerance or racism, especially in current social and political discussions about welcoming and integrating migrants, said the bishops of Italy's Lazio region.

Chef John Folse is pictured at the Marian shrine of Fatima.

Chef finds recipe for cure in Fatima trip

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BATON ROUGE, La. -- When meeting Louisiana chef John Folse, one immediately learns he is a man who believes in his Catholic faith.

Fr. Michal Los celebrates his first Mass in hospital.

Cancer patient ordained in hospital

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WARSAW, Poland -- May is ordination month in many dioceses, but the ordination of Fr. Michal Los, FDP, a member of the Orionine Fathers, was far from your typical ordination.

On May 24, Los was ordained a priest in his Warsaw hospital bed.

Los was diagnosed with cancer in April, and is now in critical condition. Pope Francis granted a dispensation allowing him to be ordained both a deacon and a priest in the same Mass, and Los was ordained by Bishop Marek Solarczyk of the Diocese of Warsaw-Praga. 

The day before his ordination, Los made perpetual vows in his religious community. Permission was granted to the director general of the congregation by Pope Francis.

Members of the Orionine Fathers, as well as Los’ parents and sister, attended the ceremony.

The day after his ordination, Los celebrated his first Mass from his bed. 

In a video posted on Facebook May 25, Los thanked Catholics who prayed for him, asking for more prayers and offering a blessing with the sign of the Cross.

“Praised be Jesus Christ, thanks for all your prayers and I hope you continue to praying, I bless all of you in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,” the young priest said on the video.

A statue of Mary is seen amid debris outside Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church in Dayton, Ohio, after a tornado ripped through the area. On May 27, the massive tornado tore through Dayton, one of Ohio’s largest cities, doing extensive damage and knocking out power and water to thousands of people.

A ‘little miracle’ in the midst of destruction

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DAYTON, Ohio -- Although Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church in Dayton sustained significant damage from the May 27 tornadoes that swept through the southwestern region of the state, a statue of Mary on the property remained standing next to the ruined bell tower.

Cardinal George Pell arrives at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, June 5, 2019. Cardinal Pell was at the court for a two-day hearing to appeal his conviction on five counts of child sexual abuse.

Cardinal Pell returns to prison to await ruling on appeal

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MELBOURNE, Australia -- Cardinal George Pell was taken back to prison June 6 at the end of a two-day hearing on his appeal of his conviction on five counts of child sexual abuse.

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Cardinal DiNardo questions story about how he handled abuse case

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WASHINGTON -- Texas Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, denies a characterization of how he handled an accusation by a woman who said she was manipulated into a sexual relationship with his former deputy, a priest.

Australian Cardinal George Pell is seen outside the County Court in Melbourne Feb. 27, 2019.

In opening arguments, Cardinal Pell’s lawyers set out case for appeal

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MELBOURNE, Australia (CNA) -- The legal team for Cardinal George Pell set out its case for appeal at the Supreme Court of Victoria Wednesday morning. Judges heard the opening arguments for the defense as they sought leave to appeal.

Chinese Catholics pray during Christmas Eve Mass at the Church of St. Saviour in Beijing.

Questions remain despite Vatican-China agreement on bishop appointments

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MELBOURNE, Australia -- China's ruling Communist Party continues to persecute at least half of China's more than 12 million Catholics despite last September's agreement with the Vatican on the appointment of bishops.

Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, former head of the Pontifical Academy for Life, died June 5 at the age of 90. In his role at the academy Cardinal Sgreccia helped articulate the Vatican's position on life issues. He is pictured leaving a session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican in this Oct. 16, 2014, file photo.

Former president of papal academy dies day before his 91st birthday

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VATICAN CITY -- The former head of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, died June 5, just one day shy of his 91st birthday.

Brother Alois Leser, prior of the Taize ecumenical community in France, is pictured before an encounter at the World Council of Churches' ecumenical center in Geneva in this June 21, 2018, file photo.

Taize superior says community has received five abuse allegations

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ROME -- The brothers of the ecumenical Taize community said they have received five reports of sexual assaults on minors committed by three of their members in a period from the 1950s to the 1980s.

In this 2015 file photo, faithful near Kampala, Uganda, pray at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine, Namugongo.

Rwandan troops block pilgrims from attending Ugandan martyr celebration

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KIGALI, Rwanda (CNA) -- Some 200 Rwandans were blocked by national troops from crossing the border with Uganda to attend a pilgrimage in the neighboring country on Monday.

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