Read more about the article Ukrainian Knight honored for leading war relief efforts
Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville welcomed the delegates and guests at the 140th Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention to the annual States Dinner. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York was the keynote speaker for the dinner. Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly, left, presented Ukraine State Deputy Yuriy Maletskiy, the highest ranking Knight of Columbus in that country, with the St. Michael Award for his work leading relief efforts during the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian Knight honored for leading war relief efforts

‘Don’t forget our nation which relies on you for its very existence’

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Read more about the article Courage, resilience: Trip shows tenacity of Canada’s Indigenous and pope 
Pope Francis and Chief Wilton Littlechild say farewell to each other July 29, 2022, in Iqaluit, Nunavut, as the pope prepares to return to the Vatican after a six-day visit. Littlechild, a 78-year-old lawyer, survivor of abuse in a residential school and former grand chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, had lobbied hard for the pope to visit Canada and apologize to residential school survivors. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Courage, resilience: Trip shows tenacity of Canada’s Indigenous and pope 

’I ask forgiveness’

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Read more about the article Philippine diocese appeals for aid after magnitude 7 quake
A destroyed statue of Mary and a crucifix are pictured inside a badly damaged Catholic church in Tayum, Philippines, July 28, 2022, in the aftermath of a magnitude 7 earthquake. The Archdiocese of Tuguegarao in northeastern Luzon said its churches were not only places of worship but symbolized the history and tradition of their people. (CNS photo/Lisa Marie David, Reuters)

Philippine diocese appeals for aid after magnitude 7 quake

The earthquake killed four, injured dozens

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Read more about the article Venice Film Festival will feature documentary on Pope Francis’ travels
Pope Francis walks from the papal plane as he arrives at an airfield during a 2015 foreign trip. Pope Francis will be featured in a new documentary premiering at this year's Venice Film Festival. Titled, "Traveling," the film covers the pope's near decade of travel. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Venice Film Festival will feature documentary on Pope Francis’ travels

The film is expected to be released in theaters Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi.

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Read more about the article Pope arrives in Canada, focused on elders and on repentance
Pope Francis greets Grand Chief George Arcand of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations as he arrives at Edmonton International Airport July 24, 2022. Looking on is Mary Simon, governor general of Canada. The pope was beginning a six-day visit to Canada. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope arrives in Canada, focused on elders and on repentance

Pontiff welcomed by state, church leaders

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Read more about the article Covenant between humanity, environment needed, pope says
A man walks on the dry riverbed of the Sangone River, a tributary of the Po River, in Beinasco, Turin, Italy, June 19, 2022. Italy is experiencing its worst drought in 70 years. Pope Francis issued a message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Sept. 1, calling for "a covenant between human beings and the environment" in order to combat climate change. (CNS photo/Massimo Pinca, Reuters)

Covenant between humanity, environment needed, pope says

Protecting ‘God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue’

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