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God loves, chooses, is faithful to those who are meek, pope says
"He fell in love with our smallness and it is for this reason he chose us. He chooses the smallest, not the greatest, the smallest, and reveals himself to the little ones," not the wise and learned, the pope said.
Saints zoom to their second state championship
Under Coach Mike "Zoom" Zolk, Neumann-Goretti turned a rough season start into a title-winning finish with a 7-4 victory over Bishop McCort.
Bishop: ‘Fundamental defects’ persist in Senate’s version of health bill
The Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act contains "many of the fundamental defects" that appeared in the House-passed American Health Care Act "and even further compounds them," said the bishop who heads the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.
Venezuela risks becoming Caribbean ‘North Korea,’ former leaders say
Two former Latin American presidents said the world is running out of time to find a solution to the crisis in Venezuela as President Nicolas Maduro aims to consolidate power over the country.
Living the Gospel is risky, embrace challenges with courage, pope says
"When Christians go about their daily lives without fear, they can discover God's constant surprises," Pope Francis told Serra International.
U.K. pharmacy regulator abandons proposal to strip conscience protections
The General Pharmaceutical Council has backed away from controversial proposals to abolish the right of people with religious convictions to conscientiously object to dispensing the morning-after pill, contraceptives and hormone-blocking drugs used by transsexual patients.
Islamic State followers said to desecrate Catholic chapel in Mindanao
The June 21 incident, in the village of Malagakit, occurred when about 300 gunmen of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, known as BIFF, attacked Pigcawayan town, resulting in the displacement of hundreds of residents.
Resilience, resourcefulness help Gazans cope with daily hardships
The hardships are many, ranging from a lack of dependable electrical service to a shortage of potable water at times. Through it all, people persist, going about their lives as best as they can.
Early reviews negative on Senate Republicans’ health care bill
One feature of the bill is a reduction in the federal government's share of funding for Medicaid, which offers health coverage to the poor, to 57 percent of its cost over the next seven years.
Catholics urged to work for ‘holiness of freedom, freedom for holiness’
Archbishop Lori was the homilist at the opening Mass of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Fortnight for Freedom, an annual observance highlighting the importance of religious liberty.