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Resurrection can inspire hope, love in a divided world, cardinal says
It is through the resurrection that people can be alive in Christ and respect and love others, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo said in an Easter message released April 1.
Still seeking the mountaintop 50 years after Rev. King’s assassination
Half a century after Rev. Martin Luther King's death, many of the issues he tackled are still part of our national dialogue.
U.S. church welcomes 30,000+ new Catholics at Easter Vigil
About 85 of the 200 U.S. dioceses reported their numbers of catechumens -- adults to be baptized -- and candidates for full communion with the Catholic Church this Easter, including 490 in Philadelphia.
Helping kids, families stay safe on Snapchat
More than 83 percent of U.S. children ages 12 to 17 use the popular social media app monthly. The Smart Girl Society helps young students and their parents navigate the perils of the digital world.
Something for (almost) everyone in omnibus budget package
The 2,000-page omnibus spending package passed by Congress in overnight sessions March 22 and signed into law the following day by President Donald Trump may not meet everybody's definition of omnibus.
Panel on faith, faithful in politics called needed in ‘polarized world’
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A panel discussion on “Faith and the Faithful in U.S. Politics” is “so needed … in our polarized world,” said Jesuit Father Kevin Gillespie, pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Washington, said in introducing the speakers. That was a point affirmed in the ensuing conversation among four panelists who represented conservative and […]
Indiana ‘Dreamer’ wants to stay out of the shadows
"It's real scary. Imagine not knowing what's going on. Today you have DACA, tomorrow you don't anymore, and you'll be going back into the shadows again," Ana Bautista said.
Catholic Benefits Association wins suit filed in 2014 against HHS mandate
A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Catholic Benefits Association and issued declaratory relief and a permanent injunction against a mandate requiring employers to provide coverage for contraception and abortifacients.
$900,000 grant helps train Catholic lay chaplains in Texas archdiocese
Men and women from Catholic parishes will be providing sacramental and spiritual care ministry to patients and their families.
U.S. Crosiers emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The bankruptcy, filed last June, was in large part because of expected payments to survivors of sexual abuse by a few members of the order more than three decades ago.