St. Teresa of Kolkata Parish houses the Diocese of Pittsburgh's only care for creation group. Its resources fair April 27 explored ways people can live more in line with Laudato Si'.
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After Vatican text, pope tells Jeannine Gramick: Trans people 'must be accepted'
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Global Sisters Report, with its global outreach and trusted reputation, has been a real gift to African sisters and to me, in my capacity as the coordinator of Africa Faith and Justice Network's Women Empowerment Project. bit.ly/4aUOo9W

Like many others, we in the New York City Catholic Worker community do not know what to do in the midst of our heartbreak and deep sorrow for all lives lost in Israel and Palestine. bit.ly/4a4DWey

Pope Francis has now established 10 working groups to study some of the most controversial issues that have emerged in the Synod of Bishops. Theologians say it is difficult to assess what their impact might be.

Christopher White reports. bit.ly/4bfMksB

'It must become effective,' Father Gilles Routhier, a theologian and superior general of the Seminary of Quebec, told parish priests participating in a consultation for the Synod of Bishops on Synodality. bit.ly/44lUeyp

The church leadership in Mexico said in a statement earlier that Msgr. Salvador Rangel, a bishop emeritus, disappeared on Saturday and called on his captors to release him. bit.ly/4dhA0dp

Sr. Teresita Weind, the beloved former superior general of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur who advocated for Black sisters and fought racism even as she suffered from cancer, has died. She was 81. bit.ly/3WEuoUP

NEW from Christopher White: Pope Francis has written to a group of parents of LGBTQ persons, responding to their criticism of a Vatican document that condemned gender theory. He told them he received their critique with an 'open heart.' ncronline.org/vatican/vatica…

St. Paul de Chartres Sr. Josephine Huynh Thi Ly has been offering medical care and emotional support to people with HIV/AIDS at the state-run Central Hospital in Hue since 1997. bit.ly/3JDCZiL

It was through Global Sisters Report and its columnists that I discovered an alternative path, for which I am deeply grateful. bit.ly/4beBweh

A New York state appeals court has found that an insurer for the Archdiocese of New York is not required to cover costs for settling hundreds of sex abuse claims — a ruling the archdiocese has called 'extremely disappointing' and 'wrongly decided.' bit.ly/3JFN2Up

Gabby reminds Francis and Brother Leo of the suffering in Africa in today's 'Francis, the comic strip.' bit.ly/3QpJklo

Two new major studies on clergy sexual abuse reveal the Catholic Church's efforts toward safeguarding and child protection are being met with mixed results.

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About 50 people protested outside the Kansas City National Security Campus April 15, calling for an end to nuclear weapons and criticizing a proposed expansion there. Thomas C. Fox was one of 10 people arrested. bit.ly/44kUFsQ

In the latest episode of The Vatican Briefing, a leading Catholic bishop on the U.S.-Mexico border expresses 'grave concern' that the 2024 presidential race could lead to further demonization of migrants seeking to enter the country. bit.ly/3UjKnoj

U.S. Catholics are starting to see the type of climate action for which the pope has called, and the type of leadership promoted by the synod process that Francis has identified as the way forward for the church today. bit.ly/4dn9Eqv

When Unite Here Local 11, the Los Angeles-based branch of the international labor union announced March 25 an historic labor agreement with 35 Southern California hotels, the victory came with an asterisk attached. bit.ly/3JGPvhg

Pope Francis will celebrate the vigil of Pentecost in Verona, Italy, the setting for Shakespeare's play, 'Romeo and Juliet.' bit.ly/4aW0srt

'Venice is at one with the waters upon which it sits,' Francis said. 'Without the care and safeguarding of this natural environment, it might even cease to exist.' bit.ly/3JDtVdx