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Pro-life leaders say amendment would ‘enrich’ abortion providers overseas
Sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, the amendment " has several problematic provisions," the pro-life leaders said in a Nov. 21 letter to Trump, saying it "must be removed" before final passage of the bill.
Teens at NCYC embrace volunteer opportunities, take time to help others
Many teenagers made sure the time they spent in the thematic park during the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis also was about helping others.
Knights still honor Kennedy as order’s ‘most distinguished’ member
President John F. Kennedy was a member of the Knights' Bunker Hill Council 62 in Charlestown, Mass., joining on St. Patrick's Day in 1946. He became a fourth-degree Knight in 1954. Kennedy, the first Catholic to be elected president, was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963.
Good Shepherd sister receives 16th annual Opus Prize for work in Congo
Sister Catherine Mutindi, founder of Bon Pasteur in Congo, has received the 16th annual Opus Prize, which comes with $1 million for her humanitarian work.
New religious liberty index shows Americans OK with level of freedom
More than 2,100 Americans were asked 21 questions across six broad areas, which the Becket Fund described as religious pluralism, religion and policy, religious sharing, religion in society, church and state, and religion in action.
‘I bless you with all my heart,’ pope tells youth in message to NCYC
Here is the text of Pope Francis videotaped message to the 20,000 youths and chaperones attending the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis Nov. 21-23.
From rowdy to reverent: Young Catholics rally for Eucharist, pope’s words
Some 20,000 teenagers from 145 dioceses showed their enthusiasm and faith at the National Catholic Youth Conference, the largest biennial Catholic youth gathering in the U.S., and heard from a former Philadelphian, Bishop Nelson Perez.
Youth say NCYC theme of ‘Blessed, Broken, Given’ has deep meaning for them
At the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, 20,000 teenagers form a joyful, energetic and unifying representation of how much their Catholic faith means to them, of how much they have to offer the church.
Extension official says Eucharist strengthens the faithful in mission area
Joe Boland, Catholic Extension's vice president of mission, described what he has seen on the peripheries of society, where he travels to visit poor faith communities being supported by Catholic Extension.
Priests responding to church bombings anxious about Christian persecution
Two priests unexpectedly thrust into the middle of the aftermath of religious extremist violence in their countries are finding a new side to their ministry, one rooted in consolation, reconciliation and, most of all, rebuilding hope.