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Bangladesh, Myanmar youths are a sign of hope for Asia, pope says
"In the faces of those young people, full of joy, I saw the future of Asia: A future that doesn't belong to those who build weapons, but to those who sow brotherhood," the pope said.
Court allows travel ban to be implemented as legal challenges continue
The Supreme Court will allow the latest version of President Donald Trump's travel ban to take effect while the legal fight over it winds through the lower courts.
Lawyers call Canadian court case turning point for religious freedom
The lawyers argued that a ruling against Trinity Western University could ultimately impact all faith-based schools, charities and organizations that fail to align with society's prevailing views on sexuality and morality.
As mentor and model, Msgr. Miller was ‘huge influence’ on Bishop Senior
"The best thing we can offer our people is the sacraments well-celebrated" is just one saying of Msgr. John Miller that Bishop Timothy Senior, rector of St. Charles Seminary, recalls from his friend, whose funeral Mass he will celebrate Dec. 6.
In Nova Scotia, cemeteries tell story of 1917 ship collision, explosion
The explosion was ignited after the French ship Mont Blanc, carrying 2,500 tons of high explosives, collided with the Imo, a Norwegian vessel, in a strait that connects the Halifax Harbor to Bedford Basin. It was the world's largest man-made explosion before nuclear weapons.
Operation Bundle Up keeps kids warm, stretches family budgets
Catholic Community Services led a drive to give 780 winter coats to needy Northeast Philadelphia families last Saturday. Read and hear CCS staff describe the rising need for children's coats and the joy of giving them.
Gunmen kill retired Philippine priest known for social activism
Unidentified men shot dead Father Marcelito Paez around 8 p.m. while he was driving in San Leonardo, about 110 miles northeast of the capital. The priest died almost three hours later at a local hospital.
No dispensation for this year’s Christmas Mass on Monday
Although Christmas this year is the day after the fourth Sunday of Advent, Catholics looking to count a Sunday evening Mass Dec. 24 for both that Sunday obligation and Monday's Christmas Mass obligation will have to think again.
Pope’s letter to Argentine bishops on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ part of official record
The papal letter from 2016 was written in response to guidelines of the bishops of the Buenos Aires region. Pope Francis said the bishops' document "explains precisely the meaning of Chapter VIII of 'Amoris Laetitia.' There are no other interpretations."
Msgr. John Miller, beloved by families and priests, dies at 80
Educated at the Vatican and for years a professor of liturgy and dean of men at St. Charles Seminary, the retired pastor of St. Frances Cabrini Parish died Dec. 1. His funeral is Dec. 5.