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Cross honouring soldiers who died in World War I deemed unconstitutional

October 19, 2017

WASHINGTON – A 40-foot-tall cross memorializing soldiers who died in World War I that sits at a busy intersection in the Washington suburb of Bladensburg, Maryland, is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Oct. 18.

Moral leadership of 'Laudato Si' becoming more evident

October 19, 2017

As more than 40 Catholic institutions announced they would no longer invest in fossil fuel companies, a former United Nations chief climate negotiator said the Pope’s environmental vision laid out in Laudato Si’ is becoming even more relevant.

Philippines mourns Cardinal Vidal, who leaves a legacy of service

October 19, 2017

Cebu, Philippines – Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, the fourth Filipino cardinal and leading Catholic figure in the fall of Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, died Wednesday at the age of 86.

Vatican asks Indonesian bishop to repay funds he allegedly stole

October 17, 2017

RUTENG, Indonesia – The Vatican has asked Indonesian Bishop Hubertus Leteng, who recently resigned over allegations of theft and having an affair, to return the church funds he is accused of stealing.

Protesters arrested for blocking pipeline work through nun's property

October 17, 2017

WASHINGTON – Nearly two dozen people, including a juvenile, were arrested as they blocked workers from starting construction of a short leg of a natural gas pipeline on property owned by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ congregation in Columbia, Pennsylvania.

Two prisoners flee during a lunch with Pope Francis

October 17, 2017

Bologna, Italy – They were supposed to be having lunch with Pope Francis.

'No science' behind transgender therapy for kids, doctors warn

October 16, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Children who struggle to match their gender identity with their biological sex should not be pushed into transgender therapies, but given treatments that help treat the underlying cause of the dysphoria, said doctors in the field.

Hunger is not incurable, we must end war and climate change, pope says

October 16, 2017

VATICAN CITY – It makes no sense to lament the problems of hunger and forced migration if one is unwilling to address their root causes, which are conflict and climate change, Pope Francis said.

In India, schoolkids say Virgin Mary appeared amid scent of jasmine

October 16, 2017

Kochi, India – Both Hindu and Catholic schoolchildren in India claim to have witnessed an apparition of Christ and several appearances of the Virgin Mary accompanied by the scent of jasmine, the gift of contrition, and the healing of a girl’s ear problem.

#Fatima100: 'Miracle of the sun' broke darkness of Portugal's atheist regimes

October 13, 2017

Fatima, Portugal – On “the day the sun danced,” thousands of people bore witness to a miracle that not only proved the validity of the Fatima Marian apparitions, but also shattered the prevalent belief at the time that God was no longer relevant, according to one theologian.