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Church can’t be blind, deaf to people with special needs, pope says
The Catholic Church must be welcoming and creative in finding ways to not let people's physical, psychological or intellectual limitations keep them from encountering God, Pope Francis said.
In Caribbean, church agencies help as process of rebuilding begins
Caribbean islands decimated during a disastrous hurricane season are starting the long, costly process of rebuilding, even as aid agencies are assisting thousands of families left homeless by the storms.
Biblical scholar, ecumenism expert to speak Oct. 23 on Reformation
The St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Lecture Series continues on Monday night, Oct. 23 with a talk by Dr. Timothy George on “The Reformation After 500 Years: An Ecumenical Remembrance.”
Archdiocese inviting proposals to redevelop center city property
The campus of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center and the Cathedral Basilica is on a prime location overlooking Logan Circle and within view of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Bids may be put out early next year.
Holy Land Christians must work together, pope tells patriarch
UPDATED - "How good it would be to say of Catholics and Orthodox living in Jerusalem what the Evangelist Luke said of the first Christian community: 'All who believed were together ... one heart and soul,'" the pope told the patriarch.
World needs you to be courageous, pope tells Canadian youths
The courage and joyful witness of young men and women in the church are needed to help their fellow youths to look toward the future with hope, Pope Francis said.
Being Christian means being missionary, pope says
Catholics must make a real effort to share the Gospel with all people, fighting "the recurring temptation" that leads some to focus only on internal church matters or to be pessimistic about evangelization efforts, Pope Francis wrote.
Al Smith dinner features congressman as keynoter, actress as emcee
House Speaker Paul Ryan and actress Patricia Heaton, both Catholics, offered up good-natured jokes at a Catholic fundraising dinner. Said Ryan of last year's comments by presidential candidate Donald Trump that critics said went too far: "Thank God he's learned his lesson."
New shrine enables Catholics to renew devotion to Fatima
Hundreds gathered for the dedication of the West Virginia shrine, which provides plenty of space to meditate upon the message of the beloved Marian apparition.
Mercy sister named 2017 Opus Prize laureate for outreach to women, girls
Sister Marilyn Lacey accepted the $1 million award for her work in providing educational and economic opportunities to impoverished women in Haiti and South Sudan.