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Harrisburg Catholic Diocese welcomes new Bishop in installation mass
20-year church abuse probe ends with monsignor’s quiet plea
Archbishop says Pelosi will be denied Communion because she supports abortion rights
he conservative Catholic archbishop of San Francisco said Friday that he will no longer allow U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to receive Communion because of her support for abortion rights.
Ukrainian spiritual and diplomatic leaders urge aid, weapons
More than 3 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the war, now in its third week, and thousands of soldiers and civilians have died.
Pennsylvania priest gets prison term for sexually abusing altar boy
A western Pennsylvania Roman Catholic priest who sexually assaulted an altar boy for several years has been sentenced to 2 1/2 to five years in state prison.
Judge in the Harrisburg Catholic Diocese bankruptcy case makes it harder for church to shield assets from liability
A federal judge in a bankruptcy case involving the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg has ruled that church officials may not shield from liability such assets as $50 million in Harrisburg real estate.
After a year of pandemic sacrifices, the faithful make one more for Lent
Even though the past year of the coronavirus pandemic has caused many to sacrifice a lot already, observant Christians will still live a little leaner in observance of Lent.
Sitting on billions, Catholic dioceses amassed taxpayer aid
New financial statements that several dozen dioceses have posted for 2020 show available resources improved despite the pandemic’s hard, early months — the same time they sought paycheck protection aid.

