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Workers open the tomb of Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who died in 1840, during a forensic investigation in the Teutonic Cemetery at the Vatican July 11, 2019. Two tombs were opened based on a tip that the remains of Emanuela Orlandi, who disappeared in 1983, could be buried there. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Vatican discovers empty tombs as it searches for missing woman

Cindy Wooden
July 11, 2019
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Opening the Vatican tombs of a princess and a duchess July 11 in a search for the remains of a young Italian woman missing for more than 30 years, the Vatican found no human remains at all.

“The search had a negative result,” said Alessandro Gisotti, interim director of the Vatican press office. “No human remains or funeral urns were found.”

The side-by-side tombs had been marked as the final resting places of Princess Sophie von Hohenlohe, who died in 1836, and Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the mother of King Frederick VII of Denmark, who died in 1840.

A Vatican City State court had ordered the opening of the tombs at the request of the family of Emanuela Orlandi who disappeared in Rome June 22, 1983, at the age of 15. She was a Vatican City resident and daughter of a Vatican employee.

Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani star in a scene from the movie "Stuber." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. (CNS photo/Fox)

Movie Review: ‘Stuber’

John Mulderig
July 10, 2019
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With a shared-economy premise that’s no doubt meant to be timely and an odd-couple pairing as hoary as David Letterman’s beard, “Stuber” (Fox) takes viewers for a spin. But the result is no joy ride.

U.S. and California flags fly in front of the dome of the California Capitol in Sacramento May 9. In a last-minute twist, a California bill that would have required priests to break the sacramental seal of confession was shelved July 8 by its sponsor amid a grassroots campaign mounted by the state’s Catholics, members of other faith groups and religious liberty advocates from across the country. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

‘Dangerous’ California bill on seal of confession withdrawn before key hearing

Pablo Kay
July 10, 2019
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The bill was withdrawn the day before a committee hearing in the state assembly, effectively removing it from any further consideration this year.

Rose Lavelle, right, a graduate of Mount Notre Dame High School in Reading, Ohio, is seen in action against England’s Rachel Daly in a semifinal match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Lyon, France, July 2. The U.S. went on to beat the Netherlands 2-0 in the final, with Lavelle scoring the insurance goal. (CNS photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)

Lavelle’s Catholic alma mater cheers her goals, team’s World Cup victory

Catholic News Service
July 9, 2019
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One of the heroes of the Women’s World Cup attended Catholic schools near Cincinnati.

With evidence of her son's alleged miraculous healing boxed and sealed in front of a portrait of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Bonnie Engstrom gives a reading during Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria, Ill., Dec. 10, 2011. (CNS photo/Tom Dermody, The Catholic Post)

Mom says miracle in Sheen cause that saved her son a gift to whole church

Catholic News Service
July 8, 2019
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As Bonnie Engstrom watched lifesaving measures being taken for her son, who had been born just moments before without a pulse or drawing breath, she asked for help from the person whose prayerful support she had sought throughout her pregnancy: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria, Ill., looks on as Joan Sheen Cunningham, niece of the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, sprinkles holy water on the new tomb bearing the remains of her uncle at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria June 27, 2019. Archbishop Sheen's remains were transferred from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City to the Peoria cathedral. (CNS photo/Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post)

With miracle confirmed in Sheen cause, plans for beatification can begin

Catholic News Service
July 8, 2019
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With “overwhelming joy,” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria announced July 6 that Pope Francis had approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

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