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A brief timeline of sex abuse crisis, development of charter
Here is a brief timeline of events surrounding the clergy sexual abuse crisis and the establishment of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.”
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Proclaiming our anthropology
The Catholic novelist Walker Percy once said: “Everyone has an anthropology. There is no not having one. If a man says he does not, all he is saying is that his anthropology is implicitly a set of assumptions he has not thought to call into question.”
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Diocesan victim advocates say they’re on healing quest for abuse survivors
As a victim assistance coordinator for the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Donna Eurich said believes one of the best results of her position — which springs from the U.S. bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” — is to help victims both find healing and not lose their faith.
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After synod ‘listening’ phase, LA Catholics hope for start of something new
As she began preparing her parish’s participation in the local phase of the Synod on Synodality, Alisa De Los Santos of St. Mary Magdalen Church in Camarillo made a discovery. Before helping organize the culturally diverse parish’s multiple synodal “listening sessions,” she realized, she would first need to do a lot of listening herself.
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The San Gabriel Mission’s road to recovery
When the Franciscans arrived in the San Gabriel Valley in the late 1700s and built Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, the historic church became one of the most affluent missions in Alta California.
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Vuelven las procesiones de Corpus Christi luego de dos años de pandemia
Finalmente, después de dos años sin celebraciones presenciales a causa de la situación sanitaria, el jueves 16 o el domingo 19 de junio, dependiendo de cada país, los católicos regresan a las calles para adorar al Santísimo Sacramento del Altar y brindar un testimonio público de fe. Presentamos una síntesis de iniciativas en Estados Unidos, América Latina y España. (Artículo en actualización continua)
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LA’s new permanent deacons reflect on their call to ‘something else’
On the night of Oct. 13, 2013, having just suffered a heart attack, cardiac arrest, and sepsis, and alone in the hospital, Rey Simbol felt like a child reaching out to God. He cried as he prayed and talked to Jesus, entrusting himself to the Lord.
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June assembly a chance for U.S. bishops to grow ‘intellectually, pastorally, and spiritually’
Spiritual reflection and episcopal fraternity are priorities on the agenda this week as the U.S. bishops gather in San Diego for their annual June assembly.
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Processions, pilgrimages in Santa Rosa and Los Angeles
There will be a Corpus Christi procession in Santa Rosa from St. Rose of Lima to St. Eugene Cathedral on Thursday, June 16, starting after 5:30 pm Mass.
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A family’s special bond with a South LA Catholic school crosses generations
The sisters will tell you there’s nothing extraordinary about them. Well, actually Kamaryn and Kailee will do that. Karter is more likely to smile or giggle, and then draw your attention to her image on a poster promoting St. Eugene School in South Los Angeles.