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Brother Patrick Hegarty, a member of the Society of the Divine Word, who helped to make Ireland's The Word one of the country's most successful magazines, died May 28 at age 97. (CNS photo/courtesy Society of the Divine Word)

Divine Word brother motivated by love of God to be ‘salesman’ for Christ

Posted by - June 8, 2018
TECHNY, Ill. (CNS) — Divine Word Brother Patrick Hegarty, who helped to make Ireland’s The Word one of the country’s most successful magazines, died May 28. He was 97. “Brother…
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Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, chairman of the U.S. bishops' migration committee, responds to a reporter's question during a Nov. 13 news conference at the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

U.S. bishops’ migration chairman urges families be kept together at border

Posted by - June 8, 2018
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration June 1 criticized the Trump administration for “forcibly separating children from their mothers and fathers” at the U.S.-Mexico…
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Onlookers stand on a lava flow to watch the Kilauea Volcano May 26 in the Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii. Hawaii County officials are alerting more residents in the Leilani Estates subdivision to flee fast-moving lava from Kilauea volcano. As of May 29, lava has destroyed 82 structures, including 37 homes. (CNS photo/Marco Garcia, Reuters)

Hawaii parishioners displaced by lava ask for prayers

Posted by - June 1, 2018
HONOLULU (CNS) — Paul and Rose Utes, members of Sacred Heart Parish in Pahoa, had to leave their home when lava from the Kilauea eruptions moved into their section of…
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Yassiel Barranco, 21, Ivan Lopez, 20, and Liz Marie, 17, pray during a vigil for young people at the Church of Christ the Redeemer April 22 outside Panama City. World Youth Day 2019 will be celebrated Jan. 22-27 in Panama City. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Panama’s church leaders hope World Youth Day strengthens parishes

Posted by - June 1, 2018
PANAMA CITY (CNS) — The Church of Christ the Redeemer was built with Panama’s hot and humid weather in mind. There are no walls on the building. Its tall round…
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