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People with mental health issues often seek out faith leaders for help
Religious leaders are the "trusted soldiers" people turn to when dealing with mental health issues, and their ability to identify God's presence in people's lives gives hope and strength to hurting members of the community.
Cardinal urges U.K. to review plan to limit unaccompanied child refugees
In a Feb. 12 statement, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster said that in the eyes of many people, the government was "abandoning its statutory and moral duty to take effective action for the protection of vulnerable, unaccompanied child refugees."
Priest recovers from assault, asks for prayers for robber who harmed him
The priest, who goes by "Friar Ed," was assaulted by a teenager while walking in his St. Louis neighborhood the afternoon of Feb. 2. He'll face some surgery for a fractured bone.
Bishops seek food relief as Kenya declares drought area national disaster
The Kenyan government declared the country's drought a national disaster, three days after Catholic bishops requested such an action.
Phila. Catholics gave $228K to church in former Soviet lands
Catholics in 28 countries in Central and Eastern Europe benefited from last year's annual collection. The 2017 collection will be taken up on Ash Wednesday, March 1.
Catholic Charities agencies eye layoffs over uncertainty on refugees
Even as President Trump's temporary ban on certain refugees remains on hold, Catholic Charities USA says 700 church workers' resettlement jobs are at risk. The organization is raising funds to save the jobs in 80 dioceses.
Pope chooses Franciscan friar to lead his Lenten retreat
Franciscan Father Giulio Michelini, 53, will lead meditations on the Gospel of Matthew's description of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus, according to the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano.
Bills for assisted suicide, same-sex marriage arise in Alaska
Despite a 2001 state court decision denying a right to doctor-prescribed suicide, Alaska legislators are mulling whether the state should be the seventh to permit the practice. Opponents agree with the church's teaching that life "is not ours to dispose of."
Vatican official: Religions must promote dialogue in war-torn world
Growing tension, conflict and violence around the world challenge religious leaders to support dialogue and work together to promote universal moral values, said Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva.
Class Acts: A sit down with the principal of Nativity of Our Lord School
CatholicPhilly.com presents a Q&A with the Warminster parish school’s principal, Roselee Maddaloni, the latest in a special ongoing series of interviews with leaders of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.