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Pope joins meeting to prepare synod for the Amazon
Meeting in Rome April 12-13, the presynod council worked with Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, to finalize the preparatory document and related questionnaire for the special assembly next year.
Respect life of severely ill patients like Alfie Evans, pope says
Highlighting the plight of a seriously ill toddler in Great Britain and a severely brain-damaged man in France, Pope Francis called for greater respect for every patient's life and dignity.
‘Is my dad in heaven?’ little boy asks pope
After circling a massive, crumbling public housing complex on the outskirts of Rome, Pope Francis had an emotional encounter with the neighborhood's children.
Bishops: Ending programs would create bigger crisis for El Salvador
Returning the combined 215,000 Salvadorans who benefit from those programs to the country's unrelenting violence and economic instability would mean devastating the nation further, breaking up families in the process and taking away the only income some families have.
MakerDads Summer Retreat
This DAD-KID (prek-6th grade) retreat will turn every old, closed down classroom at St. James (Elkins Park, PA) into a makerspace of a different kind.
Philly basketball lifer named new head coach at La Salle U
Ashley Howard's Catholic roots at Gesu School and Msgr. Bonner High School shaped his philosophy of developing the whole person, not just the athlete. An assistant for years, he's earned his first head coaching stint.
Vietnamese court jails Catholic activist for subversion
A report in a state-run newspaper said the People's Court in Ha Tinh province sentenced Teresa Tran Thi Xuan to nine years in prison April 12 for "attempting to overthrow the people's government."
Kenyan bishops urge compensation for victims of postelection violence
Catholic bishops in Kenya have called for compensation for loss of property, injuries, and deaths during the latest postelection violence, which killed scores of people, divided the nation and shattered the country's economy.
104 priests learn of marriage support, youth concerns in archdiocese
A workshop for priests this week welcomed educator Adam Dickerson and his perspective on building a culture for marriage plus a fellow priest on his survey of young people ahead of a coming Vatican synod.
London council sets up buffer zone around abortion clinic
The decision means Britain will become the second Western democracy to ban pro-life activities in the vicinity of abortion clinics.