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Catholic News Service, serving since 1920 as a news agency specializing in reporting religion, is the primary source of national and world news that appears in the U.S. Catholic press.
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Difficult 2018: For pope, it was year to come to terms with abuse crisis
Pope Francis marked the fifth anniversary of his election in March in the midst of a firestorm over his handling of clerical sexual abuse and bishops’ accountability in Chile.
In 2018, Catholics spearheaded efforts in response to climate change
Catholic organizations called for greater personal responsibility in tackling climate change and stepped up their advocacy in opposing the rollback of U.S. environmental regulations during the last year.
Immigration battles continue as 2018 comes to an end
The year may be coming to an end but the battles on the immigration front promise to continue well into 2019 and beyond.
The big just keep getting bigger in the communications business
Mergers and consolidations marked 2018 in the media world.
U.S. bishops move to address allegations of abuse, claims of cover-up
2018 will no doubt be remembered as a dark time for the U.S. Catholic Church.
Catholic social teaching held up in efforts to overcome polarization
Pope Francis’ repeated invitations to practice mercy and charity have become the focus of efforts to defuse the widespread polarization that has wracked society and has crossed into Catholic circles.
Big decisions, bench changes for U.S. Supreme Court this year
The Supreme Court’s past year will probably be remembered more for the shakeup at the bench than for specific rulings.
Catholic Charities strove to meet challenges of natural disasters
Hurricane, fire, flood and even earthquake, Catholic Charities agencies did their best to help thousands of their fellow residents through some of the worst natural disasters they had ever encountered.
Louisiana parishioners find ‘I prayed’ stickers help evangelize
An Election Day mistake opened the door wide for some real evangelization.
Pennsylvania priest sent to prison after guilty plea in abuse case
A priest who once served in the Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to prison for sexually molesting a boy in the 1990s.
Catholic groups denounce child’s death near U.S. border on Christmas Eve
Immigration officials announced new health checks for immigrant children under detention after a second child, an 8-year-old boy, died Christmas Eve while under the agency’s care.
In Christmas message, pope prays for peace, brotherhood
Delivering his formal Christmas message and blessing, Pope Francis prayed for a world where all people would recognize that they are brothers and sisters and would work for justice and for peace.
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