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Pope sends condolences to Taiwan after earthquakes
Pope Francis expressed his solidarity with the people of Taiwan after two high-magnitude earthquakes devastated the island nation Feb. 6 and 7, killing at least nine people and injuring hundreds more.
Millions of Eagles fans rock city in joyous championship parade
Dreams do come true. Up to 2 million fans of the Philadelphia Eagles streamed into the city Feb. 8 to show their passion at a parade and rally to welcome their heroes and see the long hoped-for Lombardi Trophy.
Conference examines challenges facing Catholic higher education in U.S.
An emphasis on online learning, increasingly stressed endowments and questions over how to best connect with students' wants and needs are among challenges facing Catholic higher education.
DACA uncertainty leaves lives in balance for four Chicago Catholics
DACA has allowed 42,400 young people to work legally in Illinois, and they pay taxes, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Protecting social service safety net is Catholic priority with Congress
Catholic advocates visited Capitol Hill Feb. 6 hoping members of Congress were ready to listen to their push for a federal budget that makes the needs of poor and vulnerable people a priority.
South Sudan bishop wins Roosevelt freedom award for his peace village
In May Bishop Paride Taban, retired bishop of Torit, South Sudan, will receive the Freedom of Worship Award, one of the Four Freedoms Awards presented every other year by the Roosevelt Foundation in Middelburg, Netherlands.
Catholics gather on Hill to pray lawmakers will protect the Dreamers
A group of priests, religious, young immigrants and their supporters gathered outside of the U.S. Capitol Feb. 6 to pray for the Dreamers, whose lives are in limbo, and for the legislators who have the power to change their situation.
German cardinal urges pastoral care, but not ‘blessing’ of gay couples
The president of the German bishops' conference urged priests to provide better pastoral care to Catholics who are homosexual, but he said, "I think that would not be right" when asked if he could imagine the Catholic Church blessing gay couples.
Two ex-managers of Vatican bank ordered to pay damages for mismanagement
The sentence did not specify the amount it is seeking in damages, but the Italian news agency ANSA said the damages the bank incurred totaled about 47 million euro (about $58 million).
Cardinal blesses cemetery plaques honoring memory, legacy of slaves
Saying the time had come to "right a wrong," Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl blessed and dedicated commemorative bronze plaques honoring unknown enslaved men, women and children buried throughout the Archdiocese of Washington.