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Cemetery won’t allow mention of “rapist” priests at grave

In a climate where clergy sex abuse continues to be discussed in the wake of high profile cases in Australia and the Vatican itself, a man in the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois, is in a disagreement with that diocese over explicit language that he wants on his mother’s grave marker to acknowledge her work on behalf of victims of clergy sex abuse.

New shrine enables Catholics to renew devotion to Fatima, says bishop

At the center of the new shrine at St. James Church, is a statue of Our Lady of the Rosary with statues of the three children of Fatima kneeling and praying before her. The statues of the children are spaced so that those who visit can kneel between them and pray.

Bishops to vote for secretary-elect, committee chairmen-elect at assembly

In November, the U.S. bishops will meet to elect a new secretary for the conference, and they will also hear updates from several chairs of committees they operate. They will also hear an update on preparations for the 2019 World Youth Day in Panama.

How Los Angeles Catholics help the homeless
- Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
- October 22, 2017
With a rising homeless population in the city of Los Angeles, the Catholic Church is joining with other religious groups and the city government to try to ameliorate the situation. “We want to promote greater cooperation among religions in addressing a serious challenge that our whole community faces,” Father James L. Heft, founder and president of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC.
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Health care law: uncertain outcome after multiple diagnoses
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- October 21, 2017
Despite President Donald Trump’s statement that Obamacare is dead, a recent Kaiser poll shows that the American people want it revived. Sixty-six percent of Americans want Trump and Congress to work on legislation to bolster the health insurance marketplaces rather than continuing their efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
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New Mexico judge orders release of clergy sex abuse records
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- October 20, 2017
Hundreds of recently released court documents include letters showing church leaders in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe knew of sexual abuse allegations that had been leveled against three priests from the 1960s through the 1980s. Former priests Jason Sigler and Sabine Griego still live in New Mexico, while Arthur Perrault fled the country.
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