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Catholics learn how to put church teaching on immigration in action

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Catholics can be a source of unity in a troubled world by becoming true and faithful disciples of Jesus, Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge told 180 attendees at the diocesan peace and justice symposium Sept. 16.

National

Key West Catholic school struggles to reopen after Hurricane Irma

By Tom Tracy
KEY WEST, Fla. — Robert Wright, principal of the Basilica School of St. Mary Star of the Sea in Key West, reluctantly left town before Hurricane Irma made its historic landfall, knowing it wouldn’t be easy getting back to Florida’s southernmost tip later on.   Wright drove the Overseas Highway north toward the Florida mainland, […]
Global

Salesian priest recounts harrowing tale of captivity

By Junno Arocho Esteves
ROME — Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil was sitting in a room in an unknown location — one of several he had been relocated to during his 18-month imprisonment — when he received some unexpected news.   “Those who kept me came to where I slept (and said), ‘I bring you good news. We are sending […]
Global

Philippine priest, kidnapped in May, freed

By Catholic News Service
MANILA, Philippines — A senior Philippine priest taken hostage by Islamic State-inspired militants in the southern city of Marawi has been freed after almost four months of captivity.   Father Teresito Soganub, vicar general of the Prelature of Marawi, told a news conference in Manila that he was doing as well as could be expected […]
National

Oklahoma set for beatification of native son Fr. Stanley Rother

By Rhina Guidos

On Sept. 23, Oklahomans will get a front row seat to the beatification of Father Stanley Rother, an ordinary man from an ordinary town, who died extraordinarily as a martyr in Guatemala while serving in a mission. 

Local

Trivia nights build community and help those in need

By Ashleigh Kassock

Can you name the American Music Award Artist of the Year in 2009 or list five countries that border Russia? If you can, you might be a good candidate for a trivia night. The fun brain teaser game is no stranger in bars and restaurants of Northern Virginia and has been added to the ranks of events sponsored by the Arlington Young Adult Ministry office. 

Global

London cardinal calls Tube incident ‘another cowardly attack’

By Catholic News Service
LONDON — Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster described the attempted bombing of a rush hour Tube train in London as “yet another cowardly attack” and said he was praying for the 22 people being treated for burns and other injuries.   The device detonated Sept. 15 on a London Underground train but failed to explode […]
National

Miami church facilities spared major damage

By Ana Rodriguez-soto
MIAMI — It could have been a lot worse. That was the initial assessment for Archdiocese of Miami parishes and schools after Hurricane Irma scoured South Florida. Even the initial reports from the hardest hit portion of the archdiocese — the lower Keys, where the Category 4 storm made landfall Sept. 10 — were cautiously […]
Pope Francis

Vatican diplomat recalled from U.S. during child-porn investigation

By Cindy Wooden
This story has been updated with comments from Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. VATICAN CITY — A member of the Vatican diplomatic corps serving in Washington has been recalled to the Vatican where he is involved in a criminal investigation involving child pornography, the Vatican said. The Vatican […]

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