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By MILWAUKEE (CNS) — The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has reached a $21 million settlement with abuse survivors, according to an Aug. 4 announcement. The settlement is part of an agreement on a reorganization plan reached by the archdiocese and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, which has sought compensation for …
Throwback Thursday: Looking back and moving forward with a new website
Staff Report The Catholic Telegraph has been around for 184 years, but just less than 10 of those years have included an online presence. The current web site, which you’re reading right now, was developed in 2009. For its time it was adequate to the needs of our readership, but big changes …
Rabbi: Openness, humility transform bitter relations into blessings
IMAGE: CNS photo/M. Migliorato, Catholi By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The improved relations between Jews and Catholics prove that openness and humility can transform even the most poisonous rapport between religions into genuine fraternal respect, a leading rabbi said. “If such a bad relationship — which it …
World expects believers to work together for peace, pope says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service The world expects all people of religious faith to work with everyone for a better future, Pope Francis told representatives of major religions. “We can walk together taking care of each other and of creation” in joint projects that fight poverty, war and corruption …
World expects believers to work together for peace, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The world expects all people of religious faith to work with everyone for a better future, Pope Francis told representatives of major religions. “We can walk together taking care of each other and of creation” in joint projects that fight poverty, …
Integrate migrants by welcoming their contributions, official says
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics are more fortunate than the Old Testament prophets were because in the Eucharist they experience Jesus’ closeness and know that God is not far off on a lofty throne, Pope Francis told thousands of altar servers from across Europe. “In the …
Cathedral to seal ‘Door of Mercy’ in Sunday ceremony
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph The Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains has announced on its website that it will seal a “Jubilee Year Door of Mercy” in a ceremony 5 p.m. Nov. 1, following Evening Prayer. The door is being sealed as preparation for the Extraordinary Jubilee of …
Those in prison ministry offer moral, spiritual support to inmates
IMAGE: CNS photo/Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly.com By Cindy Wooden WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Pope Francis makes a stop at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia in September as part of his U.S. visit, it may seem like part of the pope’s usual routine. His visits to prisons as part of his …
Philippines to host International Eucharistic Congress in January
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jay Rommel Labra, EPA By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just over a month into the Year of Mercy, Catholics from around the world will gather in Cebu, Philippines, for the International Eucharistic Congress, an opportunity to remind Catholics that reaching out to all with the Gospel …
Chaplains must assist military traumatized by war, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Laurenz Castillo, EPA By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As more members of the armed forces endure both physical and emotional scars from conflicts raging around the world, Pope Francis called on military chaplains to tend to their wounds with the healing balm of the sacraments. …