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Young adults learn about prayer and its obstacle, distraction
Father Carl Gismondi, F.S.S.P., spoke to about 20 members of the Catholic Young Adults of Chester County about the basics of prayer and answered their questions about it during a recent gathering.
Synod to be surrounded by events offering prayer, criticism, support
Before members of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon began packing their bags for the synod assembly at the Vatican Oct. 6-27, a variety of groups were announcing side events.
Archbishop: Synod should make Canadians consider their roles in Amazon
Many of the themes for the upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon relate directly to Canada in terms of respecting the natural environment and native cultures, forging new relationships founded on dignity and respect and bringing the sacraments to remote regions.
Real Presence of Christ not ‘opinion,’ but ‘foundational’
A bishop in Illinois criticized generations of insufficient teaching of core Catholic truths, such as the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. A recent survey found most Catholics in the U.S. do not believe that doctrine.
What’s your favorite prayer? Irish asked at Ploughing Championships
Visitors to Ireland's largest annual festival -- an agricultural show -- were invited to vote for the country's favorite prayer as part of the church's evangelization initiative.
Despite human sinfulness, God’s projects will endure, pope says
The Catholic Church will endure, despite the frailty and sins of its members, because it is God's project, Pope Francis said during the audience.
Church leaders, diplomats come together to pray for work of United Nations
Bishop Paul Hinder, apostolic vicar of Southern Arabia, told U.N. diplomats and other attendees at a New York prayer service Sept. 16 that "all of humanity is bound by a basic fraternity grounded in the God who has created us."
Massachusetts bishops urge ‘substantial’ steps to protect environment
Four Massachusetts Catholic bishops warned of environmental red flags documented by scientists and urged a change in behaviors in a Sept. 16 statement calling for substantial changes to safeguard creation.
Renowned journalist Cokie Roberts, lifelong Catholic, dies at age 75
Cokie Roberts, a broadcast journalist and political commentator who spoke publicly about her Catholic faith and her admiration for the Sacred Heart sisters who taught her, died Sept. 17 due to complications from breast cancer.
Court: Christian artists can refuse to make invites for same-sex wedding
Arizona's Catholic bishops praised the state Supreme Court's Sept. 16 decision upholding the refusal by two Christian artists to create custom wedding invitations for same-sex couples based on their religious belief in marriage as being between one man and one woman.