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Catholic Bishops Around the World Respond to the Bombings in Sri Lanka

A horrible terror ripped through the world on Easter Sunday, as suicide bombers simultaneously attacked three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka, leaving more than 350 people dead. Two of the churches were Catholic and the other was Evangelical. Sri Lanka’s president has asked two top security officials to resign admits outrage that the

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Fall General Assembly

Here’s What the United States Bishops Are Talking About at the Fall General Assembly

BALTIMORE – After a day of discernment and prayer, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gather together for the next two weeks for their Fall General Assembly. November 12, 2018 starts off with addresses from Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the USCCB president, and Archbishop Christoph Pierre, the Papal Nuncio. After their addresses, spiritual discernment

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McCarrick

Pope Francis Begins Archbishop McCarrick Investigation

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has prepared a “thorough preliminary investigation” into the abuse allegations against Archbishop Theodore Edgar McCarrick. The church will eventually “make known the conclusions” to the public. The statement issued by the Vatican on October 6, 2018 did not mention the the Viganò accusation against Pope Francis, which accused the pontiff of

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Archbishop McCarrick Retires to Rural Kansas Friary

SALINA – Bishop Gerald Vincke of the Diocese of Salina received a phone call from Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C. on September 13th, 2018. After exchanging pleasantries, Cardinal Wuerl requested Bishop Vincke’s permission to allow Archbishop Theodore McCarrick to reside at the Saint Fidelis Capuchin Friary in Victoria, Kansas. McCarrick, now 88 years old, will

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