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Head of Anglican Communion resigns over failures in dealing with 'abhorrent' abuse case
LONDON, England (OSV News) -- Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the head of the Anglican Communion, resigned Nov. 12 due to failures in dealing with a British abuse case. "It is very clear that I ...
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What it takes to be a military chaplain: 'It's a call within a call,' says priest
A small group of priests serve one of the largest archdioceses in the United States. But their parish could be as far away as a military base in Japan, or be confined to serving on a war ...
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Knights of Columbus exceeds $100 million in support for vocations to priesthood, religious life
As Catholics in the U.S. wrap up National Vocation Awareness Week Nov. 3-9, one of the world's largest Catholic fraternal organizations announced it has provided more than $100 million t ...
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Italian Capuchin succeeds Cardinal Cantalamessa as papal preacher
Pope Francis appointed a new preacher of the papal household: a 53-year-old Italian Capuchin priest who studied computer science and mathematics and discovered his vocation while ...
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Oakland Diocese files Chapter 11 plan to give more than $160 million to settle abuse claims
The Diocese of Oakland, California, filed a formal Chapter 11 reorganization plan Nov. 8 in an effort to settle some 345 ...
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Dutch church leaders react with shock to antisemitic violence in Amsterdam
The Dutch bishops' conference and Amsterdam's St. Nicholas Parish reacted with horror to the violence against Israeli soccer supporters in the city Nov. 7. Both the bishops an ...
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Nuncio, USCCB president reflect on Eucharistic congress, synodality, duty to proclaim Gospel
The public session of the fall plenary assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened Nov. 12 with remarks from Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdioces ...