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Catholic farmer fears Puerto Rico’s milk industry may be decimated
Gustavo Toledo, a Catholic dairy farmer, sees a looming economic disaster for the island. His and many other dairy farms were wiped out by Hurricane Maria and milk shortages may persist for years.
Catholics, Lutherans take over a street in show of unity
St. Raymond Parish and Reformation Lutheran Church, both in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia, stopped traffic Sunday morning to pray publicly as the conclusion to a six-week session of study and prayer among both congregations.
From founding Italians to today’s Hispanics, parish sees century of change
Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Northeast Philadelphia's Tacony section was founded 100 years ago for Italian immigrants but now serves a diverse mix of Catholics. A son of the parish, Bishop Joseph Cistone, celebrated the anniversary Mass.
British bishops: Abortion law erodes sense of life as something sacred
Catholics must strive to help British society rediscover the value and inviolability of human life after 50 years of legal abortion, British bishops said.
U.S. Embassy to Vatican prepares to welcome new ambassador
The charge d'affaires of the embassy said the fight against human trafficking and the protection of religious freedom around the globe would continue to be top priorities in U.S.-Vatican relations.
In Myanmar, Pope Francis’ words will be monitored closely
"A wrong word from the Holy Father can plunge the country into chaos," said a Myanmar bishops' spokesman. Mere mention of the Muslim Rohingyas, who are hated by Myanmar's Buddhists, might bring violent reprisals.
‘Box’ program aims to give poor children in four countries Christmas joy
Cross Catholic Outreach's "Box of Joy" program is now in its fourth year and has expanded to provide needy children in four countries with a Christmas gift box packed by volunteers in dioceses across the United States.
National conference draws 1,200 faithful women to Doylestown
The WINE -- Women in the New Evangelization -- went down easily last Saturday at the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa where participants got fired up on Catholic theology with their sisters in faith.
Small museum in Pacific Northwest has world’s largest rosary collection
Located in southeastern Washington, on the north side of the Columbia River Gorge, the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center houses a collection of some 4,000 rosaries that can easily take hours to examine closely.
Martyred Spanish Claretians offered culture of peace, says cardinal
More than a hundred Spanish Claretian missionaries were beatified as Catholic martyrs, eight decades after they were killed during their country's 1936-39 civil war.