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Toni Morrison, award-winning author of 11 novels whose words brought to life the experiences of African American women, died Aug. 5, 2019, at age 88 in New York due to complications from pneumonia. Shown in a Nov. 3, 2010, photo, Morrison became Catholic at age 12. (CNS photo/Philippe Wojazer, Reuters)

Toni Morrison, author baptized Catholic as child, dies at age 88

Carol Zimmermann
August 7, 2019
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She originally named Chloe Ardelia Wofford. Her first name change is directly linked to when she became Catholic at age 12 and chose the name Anthony, after St. Anthony of Padua as her confirmation name.

A woman prays during an Aug, 4, 2019, vigil, a day after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas. Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 31 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio Aug. 3 and 4. (CNS photo/Callaghan O'Hare, Reuters)

El Paso bishop meets with victims of mass shooting, family members

Rhina Guidos
August 7, 2019
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The bishop of El Paso, Texas, met with the families of those who were killed and wounded during the Aug. 3 shooting at a Walmart in the city where he serves, and in a statement following the meeting said his heart “was breaking,” after seeing up-close the human aftermath of the crime.

Our Lady of the Fields in Millersville sent a large contingent to a Mustard Seed community in Jamaica that assists adults with developmental disabilities. (Courtesy Lynn Watts/Our Lady of the Fields Parish)

On a Mission: Young parishioners, students opt for summer service

Lisa Harlow
August 6, 2019
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For many youths and young adults in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, summer travel meant mission work. Whether it was to the other side of the world or remaining in Maryland, giving back has definitely been trending.

Janice Evans, center, works alongside members of the Knights of Columbus as they rip out waterlogged sections of the kitchen area of her home Sept. 6, 2017, in Dickinson, Texas, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey. The Knights of Columbus, a 1.9 million-member Catholic fraternal and charitable organization, announced July 31, 2019, that it gave $185.7 million to charity and donated 76.7 million hours of hands-on service in 2018. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Knights give over $185 million to charity, 76 million service hours in 2018

Catholic News Service
August 6, 2019
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In 2018, the Knights of Columbus gave $185.7 million to charity and donated 76.7 million hours of hands-on service.

Pope Francis uses incense to bless new priests before their ordination Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 11, 2014. In a letter addressed to priests around the world Aug. 4, 2019, Pope Francis acknowledged the shame and frustration felt by priests who are discouraged by the actions of fellow clergy members who betrayed the trust of their flock through sexual abuse and abuse of conscience and power. (CNS photo/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters)

In letter, pope encourages priests dejected by abuse crisis

Junno Arocho Esteves
August 5, 2019
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Pope Francis acknowledged the shame and frustration felt by priests who are discouraged by the actions of fellow clergy members who betrayed the trust of their flock through sexual abuse and abuse of conscience and power.

Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, La., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, listens with Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori and other bishops during an April 29 listening session on racism held in Baltimore. (CR file)

More bishops issue statement against president’s tweets on Baltimore

Catholic News Service
August 5, 2019
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Three more U.S. bishops spoke out Aug. 2 on a recent spate of tweets by President Donald Trump against the city of Baltimore.

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