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By JD Flynn/CNA. | VATICAN CITY — Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe has offered his recollections of a meeting between Pope Francis and the American Southwest, especially as regards a discussion during ... read more

Mexico`s President is supporting the right of women to hold a national strike to demand action against femicide. ... read more

Lima, Peru, Feb 22, 2020 / 06:01 am (CNA).- A Dominican province in Peru has converted its formation house for aspirants in Lima into a hospital. The Hospital of the Charity of Saint Martin de Porres was blessed at a dedication ceremony Jan. 23. The hospital is headed by Fr. Luis Enrique Ramírez Camacho and Fr. Rómulo Vásquez Gavidia, the ... read more

Paris, France, Feb 22, 2020 / 06:00 am (CNA).- L’Arche International published the results Saturday of an independent investigation detailing sexual misconduct by its founder Jean Vanier with six women without disabilities in the context of spiritual direction. “We are shocked by these discoveries and unreservedly condemn these actions, which are in total contradiction with the values Jean Vanier claimed ... read more

Paris, France, Feb 22, 2020 / 06:00 am (CNA).- L’Arche International published the results Saturday of an independent investigation detailing sexual misconduct by its founder Jean Vanier with six women without disabilities in the context of spiritual direction. “We are shocked by these discoveries and unreservedly condemn these actions, which are in total contradiction with the values Jean Vanier claimed ... read more

By Catholic News Agency | TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  The Florida bishops applauded Thursday the passage through both houses of the state legislature of a bill requiring parental consent for minors ... read more

By Catholic News Agency | COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka, has called for a full investigation into the bombing attacks on Easter Sunday 2019, ... read more

Wichita, Kan., Feb 22, 2020 / 05:00 am (CNA).- A Kansas priest recalls the holy deeds of Servant of God Emil Kapaun, a POW and chaplain during the Korean War, whose path to sainthood will meet a major milestone next month. Bishops and cardinals from the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints will vote March 10 to on whether ... read more

Pope Francis has approved two candidates for canonization, including Devasahayam Pillai of India, an 18th-century Hindu convert to Catholicism. ... read more

Peace is at hand. South Sudan is experiencing a crucial phase in its history: the path to end the civil conflict that has been going on for six years is open. The president, Salva Kiir, has announced an agreement with rebel leader, Riek Machar, for the formation of a government of national unity. The South Sudanese population looks to the ... read more

IMBISA’s new standing committee, meeting, this week, in Boksburg, South Africa has formally appointed Fr Dumisani Vilakati of the Diocese of Manzini, Eswatini as new IMBISA Director. ... read more

As the star of the play "Tolton: From Slave to Priest," actor Jim Coleman was portraying the life of the Rev. Augustus Tolton, the first known African American to serve as a Catholic priest in the United States. ... read more

Commentary: As part of a committee Bishop Christopher Coyne of Burlington, Vermont, formed to establish a list of the credibly accused priests of his diocese, I know our work mattered. ... read more

Scripture for Life: People who turn the other cheek are asserting their own dignity and subversively challenging despots to become more human. ... read more

Tashkent - The community of Catholic faithful of Uzbekistan is deeply involved in the path of dialogue with other Christian denominations. The Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan, the Franciscan Fr. Jerzy Maculewicz: "In the municipal theater of the city of Fergana we organized an event that involved all the Christian communities present in the area. The members of the various confessions ... read more