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Pope signals importance of diplomacy with red hat for nuncio in Syria
"It's a gesture of love for the martyred Syrian population and it is also a gesture of supporting diplomacy," Cardinal-designate Zenari said.
Priest hopes Duterte can help bring fellow missionary’s killer to justice
Justice is slow in the Philippines, but Father Peter Geremia is running out of patience as he awaits justice for the killers of a fellow priest.
Legalizing pot seen hitting children, low-income communities hardest
"The cost in lives is unacceptable. The parallels with other substances like tobacco are too striking. And the impact on our young people too uncertain," said Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco.
New Jersey Assembly OKs assisted suicide; issue on ballot in Colorado
In a vote of 41-28, with five abstentions, New Jersey lawmakers Oct. 20 passed the measure known as the "Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act." The bill now goes to the state Senate.
Brain cancer survivor lends voice to campaign against assisted suicide
She was 23 when she was first diagnosed with cancer -- stage 3 lymphoma -- and told she would never have children. But after years of treatments, she was considered in remission. She also was the mother of two little girls and a boy.
Clinton ahead among Catholics in poll; Latinos, white women lead way
Catholics are giving a decided edge to Hillary Clinton, as she has a 5-to-4 margin over Donald Trump, according to a new poll released Oct. 31 at a news conference at the National Press Club.
Catholic Church never likely to ordain women, pope says
The question was settled in 1994 by St. John Paul II, who taught that because Jesus chose only men as his apostles, the ordination of women in the Catholic Church is not possible, Pope Francis said.
U.S. Catholics urged to weigh issues carefully as they enter voting booth
In the weeks leading up the hotly contested Nov. 8 election, many Catholic bishops have written columns, issued statements or preached homilies encouraging their people to weigh the issues carefully as they enter the voting booth.
Sister Ruth Held, 40 years in retreat ministry, dies at 96
A member of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for more than seven decades, Sister Ruth earned English degrees at Rosemont and Villanova, teaching for many years before directing retreats at Raphaela Center in Haverford.
3 holy Halloween tales to give you the chills
Monday is the eve of All Saints Day, so Lou Baldwin has dug up three stories of divine intervention with a Philadelphia connection. They show that saints do intercede for us to God, and miracles still do happen.