Bishops, dioceses and religious congregations asked for comfort and strength for those affected after two high speed trains collided, killing at least 68.
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Mental health, disability training for Texas parish leaders aims to meet ‘dire need’
by James Ramosby James RamosTraining parish leaders to address mental health concerns is “a dire need, and it’s super important that every parish knows how to do that.”
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Priests, pastoral leaders have permission to do less, do it better, pope says
by Carol Glatzby Carol Glatz“A community in which everything depends on the priest is a fragile community, and presiding over does not mean doing everything.”
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“We have been blessed. We’re still hurting, but it’s going to be OK. I think this is going to be a long journey in repair and healing.”
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“The number one thing was yearning for community. The Trinity House groups directly address this crisis of loneliness in our culture, alienation.”
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At the pope’s boyhood home, the final stop of the pilgrimage, the Midwest Augustinians blessed and hung a portrait of the pope in the living room.
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3rd ‘Witness to Hope’ summit focuses on how Church can better support, protect immigrants
by Daniel Meloyby Daniel Meloy“The goal here today is to get us energized to take the next steps as dioceses, parishes, religious congregations or as groups of Catholic organizations.”
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New national garden promises healing for abuse survivors and all Catholics
by Katie Yoderby Katie Yoder“We can’t heal alone. We want to heal with you, with our Church, with the bishops, with the priests. We want to heal together.”
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“The solution is not to detain them” but “to create a pathway for them to go through the process and become citizens and continue to build this country.”
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Jesus is close by, so just open your eyes, Pope Leo tells young people
by Carol Glatzby Carol GlatzThe faithful can find strength in the Eucharist, “and may the Gospel, which springs forth in us as a source of truth, help each of us to open our eyes.”
