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In this Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, photo provided by Diocese of Orange, "Siervas," a nun rock band performs live at the Festival de Cristo at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif. The band known as Siervas was born in a Peruvian convent three years ago and since has gained an international following drawn by their smiling faces and soaring songs. (Challenge Roddie/Diocese of Orange via AP)
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How a band of nuns became international rock stars
Amy Taxin - Associated Press
11 Peruvian sisters formed a rock band in a convent and are taking the gospel on tour.
Jesuit Father Gregory Schenden, campus chaplain at Georgetown University and the Rev. Bryant Oskvig, Protestant chaplaincy director on the campus, speak in a joint address on Sept. 15 during the university's "1517-2017: Lutherans and Catholics: Then and Now" conference in Washington. (CNS photo/Rafael Suanes, courtesy Georgetown University)
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How Catholic-Lutheran ecumenical efforts have borne fruit in past 50 years
Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service
An event at Georgetown University commemorates the 500th year of the Protestant reformation with a discussion on the progress of Catholic-Lutheran ecumenical efforts, revealing both remaining tensions and improved relations.
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Salesian priest “Fr. Tom” recounts harrowing tale of his capture, liberation
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
An Indian Catholic priest recounts how he kept his faith alive during his long captivity after his capture in a violent attack that also left four religious sisters dead.
In this file photo taken on April 14, 2017, Polish bishops walk by President Andrzej Duda, First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda, parliament speakers and Prime Minister Beata Szydlo as they arrive to celebrate a special Mass during ceremonies marking 1,050 years of the nation's Catholicism at the 10th-century cathedral in Gniezno,Poland considered to be the cradle of Poland's Catholic faith. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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Catholic leaders are trying to correct anti-migrant policies of Poland's government.
Monica Scislowka - Associated Press
The church's reproach, while so far delivered diplomatically, raises the question of whether the ruling Law and Justice party could be at risk of losing some of its wide support among believers in a country where nine out of 10 citizens identify as Catholic.
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Jesuit leadership and America's editor issue statements in support of James Martin, S.J.
The Editors

America Media and the leadership of the Jesuits have released statements in support of Fr. James Martin, S.J., the author of the new book "Building a Bridge"  We have provided the text of these statements and links to PDF downloads below.

STATEMENT BY REV. MATTHEW F. MALONE, S.J.
PRESIDENT & EDITOR IN CHIEF

An injured woman is led away following a blast caused by an improvised explosive device on a London Underground train Sept. 15. The blast injured more than a dozen people and is being treated as terrorism by police investigators. (CNS photo/Luke MacGregor, Reuters)
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London cardinal calls Tube incident 'another cowardly attack'
Catholic News Service
Cardinal Nichols later issued a statement to express his horror at the fifth terrorist attack in the U.K. this year. "I am dismayed at yet another cowardly attack on innocent people, including young children, as they were commuting to work and school this morning."
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