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Answer call to discipleship by addressing church’s needs, delegates told
UPDATED - More than 800 delegates representing 18 Catholic dioceses in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas participated in a bilingual three-day Region X encuentro in San Antonio April 13-15.
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In Henan, Chinese Catholics warned to follow rules on religious affairs
A clampdown on religious freedom has intensified in recent months, with crosses removed from churches, minors banned from entering churches, church-run kindergartens closed and children expelled from Mass.
Cardinal, hospital staff urge Illinois legislators to act on gun bill
Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich called on Illinois legislators to pass a bill that tightens restrictions on gun shop owners and helps stem the flow of illegal guns into Illinois.
Name given at baptism gives sense of identity, belonging, pope says
"Without a name, we remain unknown, without rights and duties. God calls each one of us by name, loving us individually in the concreteness of our history," the pope said.
Church’s social teaching always a ‘work in progress,’ archbishop says
While some fundamental principles of the Catholic Church's social teaching are permanent, there are ever-changing social and political conditions that can change how it is applied, said Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin.
After close-up look at priestly ministry, he’s ready for ordination
Patrick Muka dreamed of priesthood as a boy, studied engineering as a young man, then entered St. Charles Seminary to study for the priesthood. Unsure, he left, but shadowed priests. He will become one next month.
Maternity BVM holds second annual walk-a-thon for school
The Friday morning, April 20 event will raise additional funds for an expanding media center, which currently produces a weekly newscast.
In Vatican visit, pope invites Villanova to be ‘workshop of encounter’
While Pope Francis did not discuss basketball with Villanova coach Jay Wright and officials of the Augustinian-run university, he did offer words of encouragement and praise for the school April 14.
Accord helps equip Phila. church workers with business skills
Under a new partnership with Villanova University and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, new local students will see a discount in earning a master's degree in church management, all to better serve the church.