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While faith leaders describe conditions in El Salvador as “unsafe,” the U.S. government has classified the country as a low-risk destination.

The archdiocese said the parish had no participation in a demonstration that moved into the church, nor did it give permission for its filming.

Shepherding Future Shepherds, an initiative through the International Institute for Culture, will partner with the Avila Institute’s High Calling program.

An expert witness had briefly addressed the topic of mortal sin and suicide before objections from Clancy’s defense team.

The state agreed to a federal court order amid a suit brought by the Diocese of Springfield and Bishop Thomas Paprocki.

The Vatican has been reviewing the bylaws for Germany’s planned Synodal Conference since late March, with the panel’s first meeting in doubt for November.

Archbishop Paul Gallagher met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Aug. 25.

Paralleling trends elsewhere, at Harvard University more young people than ever are joining the Catholic Church.

The pontiff appointed Patrick Kelly as a member of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family, and Life on Aug. 25.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa assured Christians in the Holy Land they “will not be abandoned,” said Michael LaCivita, communications director at Catholic Near East Welfare Association.