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Young Kenyans excited to help bishops prepare for 2018 synod
Elias Mungai was pleased as he left a recent two-day gathering of young adults, knowing that his ideas were going to help local bishops prepare for next year's Synod of Bishops on youth and vocations in Rome.
Safe journey: Vatican pushes for global compacts on migration, refugees
While encouraging Catholics to reach out to migrants and refugees, the Vatican is reaching out to governments as they struggle to work out international policies and principles for dealing with the large number of people fleeing violence and poverty.
‘Amoris Laetitia’ is built on traditional Thomist morality, pope says
Seeing, understanding and engaging with people's real lives does not "bastardize" theology, rather it is what is needed to guide people toward God, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Colombia.
A week after being hit by Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico begs for help
UPDATED - Catholic Church groups have mobilized to send help. Some organizations, however, have reported problems mobilizing the aid out of airports and into the places and people who need them.
Couple were touched by love when they opened hearts to adoption
As the church in the U.S. begins Respect Life Month in October, Jenni and Joe Amschler tell the story of their pro-life adoption journey with an agency that works with women in unexpected pregnancies who seek loving families for their babies rather than abortion.
Share the Journey campaign urges Catholics to connect with migrants
A prayer here, a share on social media there, even a get-to-know-others potluck meal. Supporting refugees and migrants can take many forms, and Pope Francis is hoping Catholics will act to encounter people on the move.
Rosary in English and Spanish for victims of recent hurricanes, earthquake
The faithful throughout the archdiocese are invited to a Northeast Philadelphia parish to join in prayers for healing and restoration, following several natural disasters earlier this month.
Priests must understand own weaknesses to really help flock, says bishop
Bishop Kicanas said that the late-Chicago Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, falsely accused of sexual abuse of a minor seminarian, used that humiliation to grow spiritually and rely on God as never before.
Catholic Charities USA, Knights among agencies sending aid to Puerto Rico
When Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico Sept. 20, its 155-mph winds knocked out electricity to the entire island, leaving its 3.4 million people in the dark. As of Sept. 27, most of the island remained without power. The situation could last up to six months, officials said.
Message of Fatima as important today as 100 years ago, says bishop
Leading a pilgrimage of 2,000 faithful from his Connecticut diocese, Bishop Frank Caggiano blessed a new outdoor Marian shrine at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.