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Suspects who threatened the pope arrested in Indonesia, local police say

Not long after Pope Francis left Indonesia, authorities there announced they had arrested seven people for making online "terror threats" against the pope.

New head of US papal missions wants to ‘bring God to the ends of the earth’ through the Eucharist

A priest who recently spent 65 days on the road with the Blessed Sacrament during a national Eucharistic pilgrimage has been tapped to head the papal missions in the U.S. -- and he told OSV News he's ready to help missionaries near and far "bring God to the ends of the earth" through the Eucharist.

Pope receives warm nighttime welcome to Papua New Guinea

With a 21-cannon salute, Pope Francis was welcomed to Papua New Guinea Sept. 6, the second stop on his four-nation visit to Asia and the Pacific.

Pope praises ‘tunnel of friendship’ linking Jakarta mosque, cathedral

While members of every religion must be free to profess and practice their faith, they also should recognize that members of other religions have that right, too, and they all are searching for God, Pope Francis said.

Missing boy’s case spurs church groups to unite to combat human trafficking in Argentina

More than two months after 5-year-old Loan Peña went missing in the northeastern Argentina town of Nueve de Julio, the Church continues to promote marches to demand his captors release him.

NY bishops urge voters to reject proposed amendment they call ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’

A proposed state constitutional amendment New York voters will consider in November could have negative ramifications for Catholic concerns, the state's bishops argued in a statement Sept. 5.

New Maori queen crowned in New Zealand — and she’s Catholic

Amid the grief following the death of their king, the Maori people rejoiced as the late monarch's youngest daughter, Nga Wai hono i te po, was named as his successor.

Share the Gospel with joy, pope tells Indonesia’s churchworkers

The Christian call to share the Gospel is not about trying to win converts at all costs, but about living in a way that exudes Christian joy and always treats others with respect, Pope Francis told churchworkers in Indonesia.

Catholic schools introduce new tool, policy changes to curb cellphone use in classrooms

Hill-Murray School in Maplewood is joining other Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis by making its school a cellphone-free zone for middle and high school students.

National Eucharistic Congress Inc. launches Society of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus to support its efforts

The organization that coordinates efforts related to the National Eucharistic Revival announced Sept. 3 the launch of the Society of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus to boost revival efforts.

Multiple dead after mass shooting at Georgia high school

A mass shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Sept. 4, local officials reported.

Art gallery to host OMCE’s second annual student exhibition

The second annual visual arts exhibition hosted by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ Office for the Mission of Catholic Education (OMCE) will be held at the University of St. Thomas’ Hoedeman Gallery of Sacred Art in St. Paul.
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