BATON ROUGE, La. (CNS) – Louisiana’s Supreme Court has ruled that a priest may be compelled to testify as to what he heard in the confessional in 2008 concerning an abuse case.
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Bishop Bans Processions After Blasphemous Bow
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A bishop in Calabria, Italy, has ordered an end to all religious processions in his diocese after 30 men carrying a large statue of Mary and hundreds of people accompanying the statue paused and bowed in front of the house of a presumed mafia boss.
Prince of Peace Radio Program Spreads Culture of Life
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CNS) – A new radio program launched in the Palm Beach Diocese in June with a focus on shedding light on pro-life issues and sharing ways to get involved in promoting the culture of life in the not-so-pro-life world.
Ga. Rule: Do Not Bring Your Gun to Church
Guns and other weapons are officially unwelcome at Catholic churches, schools and other buildings owned, leased or operated by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah in Georgia.
CMS Helps Spread Immigration Awareness
Father Patrick Keating, CEO of Catholic Migration Services, was on hand at a press conference to raise awareness about deferred action for immigrants.
WYD 2016: Beatitudes and Divine Mercy
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The official logo and prayer for World Youth Day 2016 were unveiled in the event’s host city – Krakow, Poland – by the city’s archbishop, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz.
How Diocese Assists Minors, Refugees
• Catholic Migration Services (CMS) has provided direct legal assistance to at least 56 children from Ecuador, Central America and Mexico in the past year.
Bangladeshi Man Achieves Dream of Citizenship
WASHINGTON (CNS) – “It took me more than 10 years to become a U.S. citizen,” said Mark Rozario. “God is good!”
Sainthood Cause for Nun on the Frontier
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe has received permission from the Vatican to open a sainthood cause for a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati who ministered to people on the frontier in the Southwest in the 1870s and 1880s.
Pope Will Beatify Martyrs in S. Korea
When Pope Francis goes to South Korea in August, he will put 124 martyrs on the path to sainthood. Many in this group established the Catholic Church in that East Asian country.