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Church must remain vigilant in addressing abuse, USCCB president says

April 22, 2015

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Catholic Church spent a total of $150.7 million on child protection efforts and to address allegations of clergy sexual abuse of minors in dioceses and religious orders between July 2013 and June 2014.

Irish bishops consider options if same-sex referendum passes

April 21, 2015

DUBLIN - Catholic bishops have not made any decision on whether priests should decline to perform civil aspects of weddings if a May 22 referendum on same-sex marriage is passed.

Parents of slain child oppose death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber

April 21, 2015

BOSTON - The parents of Martin Richard, the youngest victim killed in the Boston Marathon bombings two years ago, are asking that the death penalty be taken "off the table" for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Greek Orthodox patriarch: World remains silent about missing bishops

April 20, 2015

BEIRUT - Commemorating the second anniversary of the kidnapping of two Syrian bishops, the Greek Orthodox patriarch lamented the indifference of the international community about their fate.

Cardinal George, 78, dies after long fight with cancer

April 20, 2015

CHICAGO - Cardinal Francis E. George, the retired archbishop of Chicago who was the first native Chicagoan to head the archdiocese, died April 17 at his residence after nearly 10 years battling cancer. He was 78.

Masters champion Spieth, product of Dallas Jesuit prep school, remains humble

April 19, 2015

DALLAS - Even after becoming the toast of the sports world, golfer Jordan Spieth, a 21-year-old Dallas Jesuit graduate, remained humble and down-to-earth as he worked the crowds at Augusta, handled the media and bantered with morning and late night talk show hosts after his historic win.

Pope urges those guilty of brutality in Kenya to 'come to their senses'

April 16, 2015

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis mourned the deaths of all those killed in extremist and ethnic violence in Kenya, and admonished the perpetrators to "come to their senses and seek mercy."

Nigeria marks one year since Boko Haram kidnapped schoolgirls

April 15, 2015

Nigerians staged ceremonies to remember the 219 schoolgirls abducted by the militant group Boko Haram in Chibok on April 14 one year ago.

In destroyed Israeli village, exiled residents unite at the church

April 14, 2015

IQRIT, Israel - For the elders of Iqrit, their biggest regret in life is not having been able to raise their children together.

Cardinal says education is key to Iraqi refugees' recovery

April 14, 2015

VATICAN CITY - Educating children is the best way to help displaced Iraqi Christians recover from the traumatic experience of being chased from their homes by Islamic State militants, said Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, England, after an April 11-12 visit to Irbil.