Read more about the article New documentary on Sister Thea Bowman highlights her faith, justice work
This is an official promotional poster for the documentary "Going Home Like a Shooting Star: Thea Bowman's Journey to Sainthood." The documentary will air on ABC stations nationwide beginning Oct. 2, 2022. (CNS photo/Gerard Pottebaum and NewGroup Media)

New documentary on Sister Thea Bowman highlights her faith, justice work

‘Going Home Like a Shooting Star’ will begin airing Oct. 2 nationwide

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Read more about the article Zero tolerance for priests guilty of abuse, pope says in interview
Pope Francis is pictured during an interview with Maria João Avillez of CNN Portugal at the Vatican Aug. 11, 2022. During the lengthy interview, the pope called sexual abuse "diabolical" and a "monstrosity" and said there is "zero tolerance" for those in the church who are guilty of abuse. (CNS screenshot/CNN Portugal)

Zero tolerance for priests guilty of abuse, pope says in interview

‘It’s a monstrosity’

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Read more about the article Polish church backs new war reparations, but stresses reconciliation
German troops march through Warsaw, Poland, in September 1939. The Polish bishops' conference has cautiously endorsed government demands for $1.29 trillion reparations from Germany for World War II damage. (CNS photo/National Archives)

Polish church backs new war reparations, but stresses reconciliation

‘Forgiveness must be accompanied by truth’

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Read more about the article Navy chaplain remembered on 55th anniversary of death in Vietnam
A bust of Maryknoll Father Vincent R. Capodanno is seen during a Mass marking the 55th anniversary of his death at the Father Capodanno Memorial Chapel at Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island, N.Y., Sept. 4, 2022. Father Capodanno, a native of Staten Island, was killed while ministering as a U.S. Navy chaplain to wounded Marines on a battlefield in Vietnam. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Navy chaplain remembered on 55th anniversary of death in Vietnam

‘Father Capodanno gave his life in order to be sure his Marines were able to receive the sacraments’

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Read more about the article Priest: Workers can look to saints, holy men and women for inspiration
Bishop John O. Barres of Rockville Centre, N.Y., celebrates a Spanish-language Mass Sept. 6, 2021, at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, N.Y. The liturgy was part of the annual Labor Day Encuentro sponsored by the Hispanic Ministry and Evangelization office of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. The daylong event, which also includes a picnic and social activities, offers Latino youth and families an opportunity to celebrate their faith and heritage in a communal setting. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Priest: Workers can look to saints, holy men and women for inspiration

‘They know your craft and, by your labor, know your cooperation in God’s ongoing creation’

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Read more about the article Gorbachev, St. John Paul had great appreciation for each other
Pope John Paul II greets Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the Vatican Dec. 1, 1989. Gorbachev, who died Aug. 30, 2022, in Moscow after a long illness, met several times with Pope John Paul, and the two often exchanged words of appreciation for each other. (CNS photo/Luciano Mellace, Reuters)

Gorbachev, St. John Paul had great appreciation for each other

‘Both clearly understood the direction that history had begun to take’

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Read more about the article USCCB’s Labor Day statement touts bills to help children, women, families
A worker uses a shovel at a highway construction site in Stony Brook, N.Y., Aug. 30, 2022. Labor Day, observed Sept. 5 in 2022, is an annual U.S. holiday that celebrates and recognizes the contributions and achievements of American workers. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

USCCB’s Labor Day statement touts bills to help children, women, families

‘Building a Just Economy for Women and Families’

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Read more about the article Pope: Correct view of tradition nurtures beauty, grandeur of the liturgy
Pope Francis meets with members of Italy's Association of Professors of Liturgy in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican Sept. 1, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope: Correct view of tradition nurtures beauty, grandeur of the liturgy

‘The liturgy is alive like a plant, and it must be nurtured with care’

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Read more about the article New film on Mother Teresa seeks to put 20th-century saint back in spotlight
Missionaries of Charity nuns and other guests attend the Premier of the documentary film, "Mother Teresa: No Greater Love," in the Filmoteca Vaticana at the Vatican Aug. 31, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

New film on Mother Teresa seeks to put 20th-century saint back in spotlight

Mother Teresa: ‘an icon of the good Samaritan’

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