Plan suggests steps that Catholics, parishes, schools and other institutions can take and includes small grants for parishes to help offset initial costs.
U.S. bishops' conference officials drew up a plan to address sex abuse that was a ploy, deliberately circumventing Vatican authority, according to a new Pope Francis biography by Austen Ivereigh.
Ascension Healthcare says it is creating a new model to address changing health needs. Critics say the hospital is abandoning marginalized patients and its Catholic mission while its leadership collects exorbitant salaries.
Dreamers, priests, religious women, faith organization workers and some attendees from the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering joined in a prayer service to support Dreamers.
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