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California university helps former foster youth, homeless find a new beginning
November 16, 2018SAN DIEGO (CNS) — The University of San Diego has a message for students who were once in the foster care system, homeless or at risk for homelessness. “We recognize that things have happened to you in your past,” said Cynthia Avery, the Catholic university’s assistant vice president for student life, “but this is a […]
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Psychologist addresses American bishops on helping abuse victims to heal
November 15, 2018BALTIMORE (CNS) — Heather Banis, victim assistance coordinator for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, told bishops gathered Nov. 13 for their annual fall meeting in Baltimore that helping victims and survivors of child sex abuse heal is a journey and one that involves showing them repeated trustworthiness. It begins with listening, understanding, offering responses showing […]
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Bishops’ abuse response must trump all other issues, advisers say
November 14, 2018BALTIMORE (CNS) — A group that has been advising the U.S. bishops for 50 years on multiple issues chose to speak to the bishops in Baltimore Nov. 13 on just one issue: the clergy sexual abuse crisis itself and ways to move forward from it. “We are facing painful times as a church,” Father David […]
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National Review Board expects to push bishops on abuse accountability
November 13, 2018BALTIMORE (CNS) — Members of the National Review Board see their work as one way to continue challenging the U.S. bishops “not to back down” from efforts to improve accountability in responding to clergy sexual abuse, said board chairman Francesco Cesareo. “This is a moment of opportunity and it is not a moment to be […]
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Vatican asks American bishops to delay vote on sex abuse response proposals
November 12, 2018BALTIMORE (CNS)–At the urging of the Vatican, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will not vote on two proposals they were to discuss at their Baltimore meeting regarding their response to the clergy sex abuse crisis. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, USCCB president, informed the bishops as they opened their fall general assembly Nov. […]
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Archbishop Gomez: ‘Pray hard’ for all affected by California shooting
November 8, 2018LOS ANGELES (CNS)—After a shooting spree late Nov. 7 at a country-music bar in Thousand Oaks, about 40 miles from the heart of Los Angeles, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles asked people to “pray hard” for the victims and their families. Thirteen people, including the suspected gunman and a 29-year veteran of the […]
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Priests, deacons, seminarians and religious with credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors
November 6, 2018The Archdiocese of Atlanta is committed to the protection of minors, as well as to compliance with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. In a spirit of transparency and the hope of continued healing for the survivors of abuse, I have decided to release the […]
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The Senior Side: On the death of a friend
November 5, 2018“Don’t be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.” -Richard Bach, Illusions, 1977 There is a sad reality of life that all seniors experience when those close to us begin to die. It happens with regularity […]
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St. Paul of the Cross to have evangelization revival
November 5, 2018ATLANTA—All are invited to join St. Paul of the Cross Church, Atlanta, for an Evangelization Revival celebrating Black Catholic History Month. The event will begin with Mass on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. Dewayne Smithers will conduct a motivational session for youth and young adults following the Mass. Smithers is a youth minister and […]
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Adrian Dominican Sister Virginia O’Reilly, former St. Mary’s teacher, dies
November 5, 2018ADRIAN, Michigan—Sister Virginia O’Reilly, formerly known as Sister Joan Patricia O’Reilly, died Sept. 24, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 91 years of age and in the 75th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Sister Virginia was born in Detroit, Michigan, to George and Alice (Hall) O’Reilly. […]