U.S. Catholics join pope in praying for victims of London attacks

U.S. Catholics joined Pope Francis and the rest of the world in expressing sorrow for those killed and severely injured in the latest terrorist attacks in London the night of June 3.
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Catholic organizations decry U.S. decision to abandon climate accord

Catholic leaders said President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate change agreement snubs the needs of impoverished people around the world and eschews responsibility to begin addressing the causes of global warming.
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At Memorial Mass, completion of inquiry into life of beloved Vietnam-era chaplain announced

Archbishop Broglio has called Father Capodanno, who died in Vietnam Sept. 4,1967, one of the "great priest chaplains."
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Attack on Christians in southern Egypt leaves at least 26 dead

The attack marked the latest in a series of deadly attacks on Coptic Christians, whose church was founded by St. Mark the Apostle in the first century.
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Gunmen take Catholic hostages; Philippines’ Duterte imposes martial law

Gunmen claiming to have links with the Islamic State group threatened to kill hostages, including a Catholic priest, who were taken from the southern Philippine city of Marawi May 23.
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Notre Dame students plan walkout during Pence’s commencement address

A student activist coalition at the University of Notre Dame that opposes Vice President Mike Pence as this year’s commencement speaker called for students to walk out of the May 21 ceremony when he begins his address.
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Panel: When community tensions erupt, faith can help diffuse violence

Catholics and many other faith communities helped the affected areas of the city reconstruct and attempt a path toward healing, Archbishop Lori said.
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Pope Francis to meet Trump at Vatican May 24

President Donald Trump will visit the Vatican and meet with Pope Francis May 24 as part of his first foreign trip as president.
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Vatican says it would welcome visit by Trump

If U.S. President Donald Trump requests a meeting with Pope Francis in May, the Vatican will try to make it work, a top Vatican official said.
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Georgetown University, Jesuits apologize for roles in sale of slaves

More than 100 descendants attended a morning "Liturgy of Remembrance, Contrition and Hope" that the university created in partnership with descendants, the Archdiocese of Washington and the Society of Jesus in the United States.
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Movie Review: ‘Mirror Mirror’

Who's the fairest one of all? The answer may surprise you in "Mirror Mirror."
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Pope meets Fidel Castro before leaving Cuba

Pope Benedict XVI met former Cuban President Fidel Castro in the apostolic nunciature in Havana March 28.
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