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Savio Boy Choir to sing at Saturday evening Mass in Flourtown
St. Genevieve Parish will host the choir, composed of boys in grades three to eight from local parishes, as visiting music ministers on Saturday, Nov. 18.
Georgetown student group backing traditional marriage won’t be sanctioned
The decision about the group Love Saxa followed after a long hearing that went into the early hours of the morning Nov. 3.
Black Catholic History Month called chance to learn, share rich history
Black Catholic History Month was initiated in 1990 by the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus of the United States. November was chosen because it holds two commemorative dates for prominent African Catholics.
Irish association to offer sessions for priests falsely accused of abuse
Ireland's Association of Catholic Priests will run its first so-called "Circle of Healing" later in November in Cork, as part of an innovative new move to help innocent churchmen who have been affected by past abuse scandals.
‘Victims’ charter’ is next step in fighting trafficking, academy says
The International Labor Organization estimates human trafficking grosses $150 billion a year and is rapidly growing, with profits beginning to match those made in the illegal drug and arms trades.
U.S. bishop: Congo tensions high; church teaches democratic practices
Bishop Cantu and Stephen Hilbert, the bishops' foreign policy adviser for Africa and global development, visited Congo Oct. 27-Nov. 3 and met with government officials, opposition and civil society leaders, among others.
Married priests may be open for debate, but only for Amazon
The Amazon region of Brazil has five times fewer priests per Catholic than the United States, so a 2019 Synod of Bishops for the area may consider ordination of married "proven men." Celibacy retains a rich theological dimension, experts say.
Authority comes from good example, not having the best title, pope says
Hypocrisy, like that of the scribes and Pharisees of Jesus' time, is not the only temptation that continues to plague religious communities, Pope Francis said. Pride also is a great danger.
Teach students role of justice in migration, pope says
Catholic universities need to study the root causes of forced migration and ways to counter the discrimination and xenophobic reactions it provokes in so many traditionally Christian nations, Pope Francis said.
Book says nuns found John Paul I dead, could help on path to sainthood
Two women may hold the key to clearing up questions still surrounding the death of Pope John Paul I and to overcoming the first hurdle on his path to canonization.