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The Church is without a camerlengo
On: 7/17/2018, Marco Mancini , In: World
Vatican City, Jul 17, 2018 CNA/EWTN News.- With the July 5 death of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the office of camerlengo is now vacant. A sensitive position, above all in the period between the death of a pope and the election of his successor, the Church ...

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The Church is without a camerlengo
On: 7/17/2018, Marco Mancini , In: World
Vatican City, Jul 17, 2018 CNA/EWTN News.- With the July 5 death of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the office of camerlengo is now vacant. A sensitive position, above all in the period between the death of a pope and the election of his successor, the Church ...

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Judge: Catholic agency must consider same-sex couples for foster placement
On: 7/17/2018, Matthew Gambino , In: Nation
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- A federal judge has swept away claims of religious discrimination by plaintiffs including Catholic Social Services of the Philadelphia Archdiocese and ruled the church agency must provide home assessments for same-sex couples wishing ...

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Events of 9/11 put successful broadcast journalist on path to diaconate
On: 7/17/2018, Peter Finney Jr. , In: Nation
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- Greg Kandra was a good-enough Catholic, observant and Mass-going, although he admits his wife was by comparison the real lion of the faith as they attended Mass at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish in Forest Hills, New York. Before ...

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India's Sister Prema condemns trafficking, says nuns not involved
On: 7/17/2018, The Boston Pilot , In: World
NEW DELHI (CNS) -- Facing child trafficking allegations at one of its homes for unmarried mothers in India, the Missionaries of Charity said the order condemns the actions of individuals involved and stressed that these are unrelated to the order. A ...

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Costa Rica, Nicaragua preparing to receive World Youth Day pilgrims
On: 7/17/2018, Lorena Rojas , In: World
SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) -- Panama isn't the only country that will host World Youth Day pilgrims in January. Dioceses in Nicaragua and Costa Rica -- the closest neighbor to Panama City, the site of World Youth Day, Jan. 22-27 -- are preparing to receive ...

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France vs. Croatia: A Catholic World Cup breakdown
JD Flynn
Denver, Colo., Jul 12, 2018 CNA.- On Sunday, France and ...
Along the 2,000-mile border, few things are black and white
Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- I write about people who love it and ...
A pastor in full
George Weigel
Almost a quarter-century ago, Father Jay Scott Newman, ...
Priests and marriage preparation
Father Roger J. Landry
One of the duties of parish priests is to prepare couples ...

The Church is without a camerlengo

Vatican City, Jul 17, 2018 CNA/EWTN News.- With the July 5 death of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the office of camerlengo is now vacant. A sensitive position, above all in the period between the death of a pope and the election of his successor, the Church awaits Pope Francis’ nomination of a new camerlengo.

PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- A federal judge has swept away claims of religious discrimination by plaintiffs including Catholic Social Services of the Philadelphia Archdiocese and ruled the church agency must provide home assessments for same-sex couples wishing to provide foster care for at-risk children in Philadelphia.

NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- Greg Kandra was a good-enough Catholic, observant and Mass-going, although he admits his wife was by comparison the real lion of the faith as they attended Mass at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish in Forest Hills, New York.

NEW DELHI (CNS) -- Facing child trafficking allegations at one of its homes for unmarried mothers in India, the Missionaries of Charity said the order condemns the actions of individuals involved and stressed that these are unrelated to the order.

SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) -- Panama isn't the only country that will host World Youth Day pilgrims in January. Dioceses in Nicaragua and Costa Rica -- the closest neighbor to Panama City, the site of World Youth Day, Jan. 22-27 -- are preparing to receive up to 30,000 young people as part of the traditional Days in the Dioceses leading to the main event.

NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) -- Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic have distanced themselves from a group that is promising to defend the church and avenge the deaths of priests. The group calling itself the League of Defense of the Church alleged there was inaction by Cardinal Dieudonne Nzapalainga of Bangui as the church faced attacks, with Christians and priests being killed.