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Interfaith leaders ask Canada to drop attestation for summer jobs funding
Eighty-seven religious leaders, including Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins, have united to call on the Canadian government to strike down a new policy that requires organizations seeking summer jobs grants to confirm support for the pro-abortion and gender policies of the Liberal Party.
Lead people away from confusion, error with God’s mercy, pope says
A truly pastoral minister never leaves people to suffer on their own or to become a victim to their own errors and confusion, Pope Francis told members of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Memphis Diocese to close inner-city Catholic school network
A trust fund that supports a Catholic school network in inner-city Memphis, Tennessee, is running dry, forcing diocesan officials to announce that the schools will close at the end of the 2018-2019 academic year.
Grass-roots effort allows Catholics to spiritually ‘adopt’ a local priest
Parishioners need their priests. But priests need their parishioners. That's the spirit behind Parishioners for Priests, a grass-roots movement that encourages Catholics to give local priests the one thing they need most: prayers.
Brownback OK’d as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom
Nominated to the post in July by President Donald Trump, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a Catholic, was confirmed Jan. 24. The Senate vote was 49-49 and Vice President Mike Pence cast the tiebreaking vote.
Young pro-life leaders seek to break stereotypes about millennials
The annual trip to the nation's capital for the McGill-Toolen Catholic High School group helps students grasp the reality and immensity of the abortion issue, Trey Krause said.
U.S. bishops name three young adults as delegates to pre-synod meeting
UPDATED - A religious brother, a campus ministry director and a youth minister who is a wife and new mother have been named to represent the United States as young adult delegates at a pre-synod gathering in Rome in March.
First Indiana March for Life shows pro-life movement ‘alive and well’
The event was the culmination of efforts by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the Diocese of Lafayette and Right to Life of Indianapolis. Their goal was to support and raise awareness of the pro-life cause, and to promote pro-life action and legislation at the state level.
New chair at John Paul institute to focus on realities of family life
The Second Vatican Council's document on the church in the modern world was the culmination of the council's efforts "to descend from the icy heights of abstraction to respond to human lives as they really are being lived," said Jesuit Father John O'Malley, a leading historian.
On Eagles’ big day, a time to honor 28 Catholics’ exceptional service
While last Sunday's football game ended in a trip to the Super Bowl, hundreds trekked to the Cathedral to celebrate honors received by their loved ones from Pope Francis. On that day and every day, they place God first.