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USCCB unveils new website for National Bible Week
The site, https://catholic.bible, is already up and running. It contains a survey from the American Bible Society on Catholics' use of the Bible.
At home and abroad: Bishops’ conferences show collegiality, solidarity
The role of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and other bishops' conferences around the world is "catholic" -- working together to promote the church's mission, but also "to support peacebuilding and human development throughout the world."
Dreamers top priority for Hispanic ministry directors during Hill visits
About 80 diocesan Hispanic ministry directors and staffers blanketed Capitol Hill Nov. 8, delivering a message of compassion and understanding to lawmakers while pushing for a legislative fix for the Dreamers.
Speakers prompt young adults to help heal injustices and sin of racism
Calling racism the country's "national disease" and "our greatest injustice," Catholic speakers at an annual gathering of young adults asked the group to call out injustice in order to heal the hurt and damage it has caused, not just in the country but in humanity.
Religious freedom must be protected, says Catholic-Muslim dialogue
Christians and Muslims believe that freedom of conscience and religion are the most important human rights and, "therefore, our collective duty demands that we respect, preserve and promote such rights," said members of the Catholic-Muslim Forum
Forgotten Catholics: French author speaks on single people, celibacy
Single people are the forgotten members of the Catholic Church, said a Catholic journalist who has developed expertise on this issue over the past 20 years.
Mass and lunch: Pope to lead celebration of World Day of the Poor
Pope Francis will celebrate the Catholic Church's first World Day of the Poor Nov. 19 by celebrating a morning Mass with people in need and those who assist them. After Mass, he will offer lunch to 500 people in the Vatican audience hall.
Porn, mental health are top challenges faced by collegians
In two new surveys, college students say they rely on the sacrament of reconciliation, even as they are concerned with caring for the poor and immigrants, racial tensions and pro-life issues. Campus ministers report they are praying with the students on their journey.
Turning out the football lights this fall? Not so fast
This weekend's slate of PIAA playoff games featuring eight Catholic League teams show that as the weather urns colder, the action is heating up. See our predictions for five games, and see how we fared with last week's.
Peace, dialogue held hostage by nuclear weapons threat, pope says
At a Nov. 10 Vatican conference on disarmament, Pope Francis decried the "mentality of fear" that fosters war, and encouraged nations to build "a world free of deadly instruments of aggression."