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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.
Supreme Court lets ruling stand preventing Ten Commandments display
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal about an order to remove a Ten Commandments display outside City Hall in Bloomfield, New Mexico.
Priest among six arrested at Pennsylvania pipeline construction site
A priest arrested for protesting a natural gas pipeline being built through land owned by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ in Pennsylvania said he acted because he agreed with the sisters that the project is desecrating the earth.
Catholic organizations, groups actively working on Puerto Rico’s recovery
Despite early logistical obstacles, as of Oct. 20, the local Caritas chapter had disbursed over $1.1 million in aid to an estimated 50,000 people -- including food, clothing, first aid supplies, potable water and sundries.
In letter, pope clarifies new norms for translation of Mass prayers
The Vatican won't "impose" a specific liturgical translation on bishops' conferences, Pope Francis told a prominent Vatican Cardinal, but rather will recognize the bishops' expertise on the best translation of Latin texts into their local languages.
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.