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In Prison Your Visited Me
Cranaleith presents a day-long program on healing the wounds and broken relationships caused by such issues as addiction, violence, crime and imprisonment.
Encounter in Egypt: Trip highlights one of pope’s key teachings
Encounter. It's a word Pope Francis uses often and something he insists is the concrete first step toward faith and toward building a better world.
Media reform must be intelligent, even fierce, pope tells Vatican office
To best respond to new challenges in the field of communication, the Vatican needs smart, courageous teamwork, not nostalgia for a glorious past or doomsday forecasts, Pope Francis said.
Evangelizers must ‘go and listen, not ‘go and proselytize,’ pope says
The first step in sharing the faith, Pope Francis said this week, is to get out of one's chair and go where people are. The next is to listen to the restlessness in their hearts and understand it.
Indigenous Missionary Council in Brazil says attack was cowardly act
The Brazilian bishops' Indigenous Missionary Council criticized an attack in a remote area of Maranhao state in which 13 Gamela Indians were injured.
Kansas family among first to aid fellow farmers affected by wildfires
The largest prairie wildfire in Kansas history of Kansas had transformed much of Clark County into a land of ash.
Indonesians discuss religious liberty with Catholic leaders in New York
The Indonesians described the meetings with U.S. religious, political and civic leaders as important to raising awareness of religious pluralism that exists in Indonesia, the country with the world's largest Muslim population.
Oblate priest named full-time Cardinal Foley Chair at seminary
Father Thomas Dailey, O.S.F.S., will be the Cardinal John Foley Chair at St. Charles Seminary, where he will teach courses on communications and effective preaching, and lead other communications initiatives.
Egypt is a beacon of hope and refuge, pope says
Pope Francis reflected today on his recent visit to Egypt and said it has the task of promoting a lasting peace in the Middle East. He also praised the faithful Christians in the country.
Belgian Catholic order to allow euthanasia for psych patients
A group of psychiatric care centers run by the Brothers of Charity would allow euthanasia of "nonterminal" patients. The order's superior disputes the decision of the group's largely lay board of directors.