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Notre Dame Sisters mark 20-year partnership with AmeriCorps
Volunteers of the service organization in Maryland and a group of 400 Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur see challenges similar to the order's missionary work in the 19th century.
Up to 100 Christians abducted in Islamic State offensive in Syria
Islamic State forces struck a string of Assyrian Christians villages in northeastern Syria Feb. 23. The villages were defended only by civilians, not the Syrian army, said a Catholic bishop and native of the area.
Half-million Syrian refugees endure brutal winter in tents
After fleeing the war in Syria for the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, flimsy tents or unfinished buildings offer little shelter from the continuous storms that have been pounding the mountains with high winds, rain and cold since last fall.
How to bridge divides in multi-ethnic parishes
Delicate negotiation and open communication are keys to bridging divides among Catholics at parishes shared by distinct cultural groups that retain their own ministries and worship styles.
Religious leaders urge action to combat climate change
Religious leaders from across the faith spectrum gathered Feb. 20 at the Capitol to seek action to combat climate change and to mitigate its effects, whether it be at the federal level or in local communities.
Love for Emily: Parish rallies for sick girl, and everyone benefits
St. Mark Parish in Bristol spared no effort to support Emily Dougherty, 10, who received her sister's transplanted bone marrow. “If people doubt the power of prayer, I’d tell them differently,” said the girls’ mother.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
Attacks on religion doubled in U.S., survey says
A new report from the Liberty Institute shows that incidents of "religious hostility" in court cases have risen 133 percent in the United States over the past three years due to misreading of the First Amendment.
Hundreds expected to Man Up for conference
A full lineup of speakers including Archbishop Chaput and Scott Hahn will highlight a day of prayer, support and friendship March 7 for the Man Up Philly Men's Conference, which last year drew 1,400 men.
‘God has saved me,’ says Indian Jesuit after release from Afghanistan
A Jesuit priest kidnapped in Afghanistan and held for eight months told reporters "God has saved me," but he said he did not want to discuss details of his captivity.