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Father Stanley Rother, a priest of the Oklahoma City Archdiocese who was brutally murdered in 1981 in the Guatemalan village where he ministered to the poor, is shown baptizing a child in this undated photo. The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City announced the North American priest will be beatified on Sept. 23 in Oklahoma. (CNS)
FaithNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City has opened a website detailing the life, as well as steps toward sainthood, of Father Stanley Rother.
FaithExplainer
Teresa Donnellan
Despite recent criticism, the Girl Scouts boasts of its relationship with the Catholic Church on its website.
FaithNews
Maria Wiering - Catholic News Service
The Diocese of Crookston issued the statement in response to a lawsuit filed that day against the bishop and the diocese.
FaithShort Take
Lea Karen Kivi
Wheelchair ramps help disabled persons enter into a church building. There is a need for spiritual ramps to help the church to go in the other direction.
Ron Vasek, center, addresses a news conference along with his wife Patty, right, and attorney Jeff Anderson, left, on May 9, 2017 in St. Paul, Minn. Anderson announced a lawsuit against Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn., accusing the bishop and diocese of concealing a report of abuse and threatening retaliation against Vasek if he went public. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Politics & SocietyNews
Steve Karnowski - Associated Press
His attorney said it's the first time a U.S. bishop has been sued individually for coercion.
Bishops sign pledges to end the death penalty at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops building in Washington May 9. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
FaithNews
Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service
Each person taking the pledge promises to educate, advocate and pray for an end to capital punishment.