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Grisez called ‘remarkable man’ whose work was ‘utterly true to the faith’
The late Germain Grisez, an influential Catholic philosopher, ethicist and moral theologian, was "a remarkable man" and a "very firm believer" whose faith "was unswervingly orthodox," Jesuit Father Peter Ryan said.
Cardinal Tobin: Christians must recognize humanity of immigrants, refugees
We forget where we came from, not just as the early Christian church, but also as a country, when early Catholic immigrants in the 19th century were treated and portrayed in the U.S. "as apes and drunkards and ignorant and threats to God-fearing women and children," Cardinal Tobin said.
Texas Catholic school sees power of prayer in remembrance of late teacher
During Catholic Schools Week, eighth-grade students at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Conroe, Texas, release a balloon rosary, after praying a living rosary in the school field in honor of Vicky Tannos, a former teacher who died from cancer in 2017.
Faith an essential part of story for real-life heroes of ’15:17 to Paris’
While on a backpacking trip in 2015 through Europe, their Paris-bound train was attacked by a terrorist and the three childhood friends were able to subdue him, saving the lives of the more than 500 passengers on board the train.
Two Mexican priests killed in ambush
UPDATED - Two priests were gunned down as they returned from Candlemas celebrations in a corner of Mexico rife with drug cartel violence and increasingly lethal for prelates.
Dominican priests to take over ministry at St. Patrick Parish
On July 1 the parish in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square neighborhood for the past 179 years will be led by five Dominicans, who also have served in the Philadelphia Archdiocese since its start.
Cardinal commissions social ministers with tales of pope, martyrs
Cardinal DiNardo focused on Pope Francis' 2013 apostolic exhortation, "Evangelii Gaudium" ("The Joy of the Gospel"), which he said was "a text dear to the heart of Pope Francis."
Parish throws Super Bowl party for homeless displaced by security
Because of a security perimeter around the Minneapolis stadium where the big game was played, a church-run shelter was moved to a nearby parish where 58 homeless people spent last weekend and enjoyed the game.
‘Worker centers’ show a new way for immigrants to score wins
Speakers from two such centers discussed their worker and community organizing experiences Feb. 5 during the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington at a forum called "Protecting Workers and Immigrants in the 21st Century: New Models for Worker Justice."
Church helps people in Colombia move from ‘vengeance’ to reconciliation
In the complex peace process now underway in Colombia after 52 years of violent conflict, the Catholic Church works on many levels to replace a culture of violence with one of encounter.