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Pope, Trudeau talk about reconciliation with Canada’s indigenous people
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he asked Pope Francis to help Canadians "move forward on a real reconciliation" with the country's indigenous people "by issuing an apology" on behalf of the Catholic Church for its role in harming their communities.
Pope spends day in Genoa talking jobs, witness, migration
Condemning an economy that encourages speculation more than entrepreneurship, warning priests and religious that they share responsibility for the vocations crisis and telling young people they are right to be puzzled by nations that close their doors to people fleeing persecution, Pope Francis spent a busy day in Genoa.
Federal appeals court upholds injunction against Trump’s travel ban
"Congress granted the president broad power to deny entry to aliens, but that power is not absolute. It cannot go unchecked when, as here, the president wields it through an executive edict that stands to cause irreparable harm to individuals across this nation."
Our Lady of Ransom set to merge with Resurrection Parish
The two Northeast Philadelphia parishes will merge at the Resurrection of Our Lord location in Rhawnhurst starting June 19. Their neighborhoods have seen a dramatic decline due to recent demographic changes.
Oregon Catholic father of four killed trying to protect fellow passengers
Rick Best defended two women being accosted by a passenger yelling hate speech about Muslims and other groups. Best, a 53-year-old member of Christ the King Parish in Milwaukie, Oregon, would die for his noble deed.
College presidents appeal to homeland security for meeting on ‘dreamers’
Worried about the fate of some of their students, more than 65 college presidents representing U.S. Catholic institutions asked for a meeting with the Secretary of Homeland Security to talk about immigration policy.
Malvern Retreat House to host Family Festival
Bilingual Mass will be celebrated outdoors June 11 at 1 p.m. followed by an afternoon of music, fun family activities and food, all for one per-car price.
Catholic leaders find proposed federal budget largely fails the moral test
President Donald Trump's proposed fiscal year 2018 budget sent shivers through social service, education and environmental communities, prompting church leaders and advocates to question the administration's commitment to people in need.
Mission means never saying, ‘It’s always been done this way,’ pope says
Catholics, especially members of religious orders, are called to be bold, creative and consoling "missionaries without borders," Pope Francis said.
Prayer, memory, mission create a joy no one can take away, pope says
The Christian road map for life's journey is to keep Jesus in one's heart, one's eyes on heaven and one's feet on the ground, spreading the Gospel, Pope Francis said.