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Do not judge church by acts of individuals, synod observer says
The faults of one person cannot be blamed on the entire Catholic Church, Percival Holt, a 25-year-old observer at the Synod of Bishops, told reporters.
John Gagliardi dies at 91; was winningest college football coach ever
The esteemed coach, who retired in 2012 at age 86 with a 489-138-11 record of coaching over 60 years, didn't do anything extraordinary in his coaching but his simple methods captured players' attention.
What is God saying with rise of secularization? Jesuit superior asks
The Catholic Church must find a way to look at secularization as an opportunity to find new ways to proclaim the Gospel, the Jesuit superior general told the Synod of Bishops.
Supreme Court examines dementia, health issues in death penalty cases
The U.S. Supreme Court is looking at two aspects of capital punishment: if an inmate with dementia should be executed if he has no memory of the crime he committed and if a death-row prisoner with a specific health problem can be executed by a less painful manner..
Working alongside migrants prepares seminarians for priesthood
Seminarians went to Washington state's bountiful apple trees, speaking "field Spanish" with Latino migrant workers and bringing the Gospel to the agricultural laborers. Watch our video.
Honesty, gratitude to God are basis of credibility, cardinal tells synod
Unless they recognize themselves as sinners rescued by Jesus, adults cannot be effective in helping young people find the path to faith and doing God's will, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago told the Synod of Bishops.
Some married men would answer a call to priesthood, bishop says
Speaking to the Synod of Bishops on behalf of Belgium's bishops' conference, a bishop said he was sure some young married men would become priests if they were asked.
Patients, families urged to learn more about palliative, hospice care
Two organizations are encouraging the public to learn more about the benefits of palliative care to relieve suffering for chronic and life-limiting conditions and about the role of hospice care at the end of life.
Oktoberfest taps into longing for Jesus, other young adults
Anthem, the Philadelphia Archdiocese's youth outreach, threw a big party in trendy Fishtown's hottest biergarten, where young adults could bring their not-really-Catholic or atheist friends for a good time.
U.K. court rules for bakers refusing to make cake with gay marriage slogan
In a unanimous ruling, five judges overturned a series of decisions by the lower courts to conclude that "nobody should be forced to have or express a political opinion in which he does not believe."