Read more about the article U.S. cardinal urges Italian bishops to track, share information about abuse 
Boston Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, addresses the general assembly of the Italian bishops in a video message released May 25, 2022. Cardinal O'Malley encouraged the bishops "to undertake a constructive process of review, of reform and of reconciliation" in view of calls for a national study on clerical sexual abuse. (CNS photo/courtesy Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors)

U.S. cardinal urges Italian bishops to track, share information about abuse 

‘There is a sea of suffering that we are called to face up to’

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Read more about the article Syria’s economy so bad many people don’t have one meal a day, nun says 
Young men carry bread as they walk along a street in Jaramana, Syria, Jan. 25, 2022. The war is over but "the situation in Syria is becoming worse and worse" due to the country's economic crisis, said a nun based there. (CNS photo/Yamam al Shaar, Reuters)

Syria’s economy so bad many people don’t have one meal a day, nun says 

‘They feel that one day light will come from this darkness’

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Read more about the article Bishops push gun control; some call mass shootings ‘pressing life issue’ 
Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio comforts people in Uvalde, Texas, outside the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting May 24, 2022. (CNS photo/Marco Bello, Reuters)

Bishops push gun control; some call mass shootings ‘pressing life issue’ 

‘When will these insane acts of violence end?’

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Read more about the article Judge blocks Catholic University of America’s sale of Dorothy dress 
Father Gilbert V. Hartke, founder of The Catholic University of America's speech and drama department, is seen in this undated photo holding the dress worn by actor Judy Garland in the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz." The name of the student standing with him is unknown. (CNS photo/Special Collections, courtesy The Catholic University of America)

Judge blocks Catholic University of America’s sale of Dorothy dress 

Dress was long considered lost

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Read more about the article Bishop praises U.S. stance toward Cuba, lauds family reunification efforts 
People gather near the White House in Washington July 25, 2021, during a protest calling for freedom in Cuba and urging U.S. President Joe Biden to do more to pressure the Cuban regime. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Bishop praises U.S. stance toward Cuba, lauds family reunification efforts 

‘We commend the administration’s renewed interest in restarting U.S. engagement with Cuba’

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Read more about the article Pope, Bono launch Scholas educational initiative 
Pope Francis greets U2 singer Bono before a meeting of Scholas Occurentes in Rome May 19, 2022. The event was for the launch of the "Laudato Si' School," a yearlong project of Scholas young people to develop projects to promote protection of the environment. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope, Bono launch Scholas educational initiative 

‘Defending nature means defending the poetry of creation’

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Read more about the article Vatican foreign minister visits Ukraine in sign of solidarity, support 
Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican foreign minister, speaks during a May 12, 2022, interview about his scheduled trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, May 18. He said Ukraine has a right to defend itself, but the Vatican and Pope Francis are worried about a new arms race. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Vatican foreign minister visits Ukraine in sign of solidarity, support 

‘We are witnesses of this, the suffering and the martyrdom of this country’

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Read more about the article Catholics with disabilities share their vision of a synodal Church 
People are pictured in a screenshot from a virtual Zoom meeting with Vatican officials during a listening session with 30 people who have disabilities May 19, 2022. The meeting was part of the process in preparation for the Synod of Bishops. (CNS photo/courtesy Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life)

Catholics with disabilities share their vision of a synodal Church 

‘I love everyone and I thank God for creating me’

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Read more about the article Bishops express sorrow, condemn racially motivated shooting in Buffalo 
Julie Harwell, who was in the Buffalo, N.Y., TOPS supermarket when a gunman opened fire May 14, 2022, is consoled during a prayer vigil the next day. (CNS photo/Seth Harrison, USA Today Network via Reuters) EDITORS: NO ARCHIVES. MUST DISCARD 30 DAYS AFTER DOWNLOAD.

Bishops express sorrow, condemn racially motivated shooting in Buffalo 

‘Faith compels us to say no to the rotten forces of racism’

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