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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.
Spirit-Filled Evangelizers: A Women’s Retreat
The Mother Boniface Spirituality Center will offer a retreat Feb. 23-25 that explores what it means to be "fearlessly open to the workings of the Holy Spirit."
The Seventh Annual Mother-Daughter Tea
This annual event is brought to you by the Friends of FertilityCare Philadelphia, a non- profit organization committed to the promotion and use of the Creighton Model FertilityCare System and NaProTechnology in the Greater Philadelphia area.
Persecution based on religious belief is unacceptable, pope says
All people have a right to freely profess their own religious beliefs without fear of duress, Pope Francis said, calling on the world community to do more to protect the Yezidi minority.