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Yale

Yale names residential college after Episcopal saint

(RNS) — A new residential college at Yale University has been named for an Episcopal saint who was the first African-American woman to be ordained an Episcopal priest. Anna Pauline Murray, known as "Pauli," was also a civil rights activist who helped shape the legal argument for the Brown

Catholic

Gunmen kill Congolese priest who reported on atrocities

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (CNA/EWTN News) — A Congolese Catholic priest who documented human rights abuses in his home country was killed by armed gunmen early Monday morning. Father Vincent Machozi Karunzu was murdered March 21 by armed militants in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of

Faith

Priest still missing after Yemen attack that killed 4 nuns

Aden, Yemen (CNA/EWTN News) — Despite a lack of news and the prospect of difficult negotiations ahead, the Salesians remain hopeful that their priest kidnapped in Yemen last week will be freed. Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil was kidnapped March 4 during an attack on a convent and nursing home run by

Rhode Island

Episcopal priest suspended amid abuse claims at prep school

An Episcopal priest has been suspended from a Pennsylvania church after being accused this week of molesting three boys at an elite boarding school in Rhode Island more than 40 years ago. More than two dozen students allege they were molested or raped at St. George's School in

Faith

Priest who survived ISIS: ‘My interfaith work saved my life’

ROME (RNS) — A Syrian priest held hostage for months by the ISIS terrorist group is certain his life was saved due to his interfaith work, despite being threatened with beheading by jihadists if he did not renounce Christianity. The Rev. Jacques Mourad, a Syriac Catholic priest, was taken hostage in

Catholic

Two arrested at Vatican for leaking confidential documents

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican on Monday (Nov. 2) announced the arrest of two people in connection with the alleged theft of confidential documents, the first such case since the "Vatileaks" scandal saw the papal butler jailed for leaking Holy See secrets. Spanish priest Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda was

islam

Kidnapped Syrian priest escapes from Islamic State

HOMS, SYRIA (CNA/EWTN News) – A Syrian priest who was captured by Islamic State militants in May thought he would die for his faith. Now, he credits the Virgin Mary and the help of a Muslim friend for his escape. "This is the miracle the Good Lord gave me: