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True spirit of charity is served up piping hot in Chester

The Coffee Club of Catholic Social Services serves the homeless and needy in Pennsylvania's poorest city. The spirit of welcome is so strong, it's hard to tell who is a guest and who is a volunteer.

For some, high school retreat is the draw into Catholic Church

Students and even a teacher received their sacraments of initiation this Easter not through their parish, but from Archbishop Carroll High School. All credit the power of the Kairos retreats.

House narrowly OKs Affordable Care Act repeal-replace bill

The House passed a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act by a four-vote margin May 4. The final vote was 217-213.

Trump’s order on religious freedom seen as good first step

Religious leaders gathered at the White House generally supported, although with caution, the intent of the ambiguous executive order signed by the president May 4.

Pope Francis to meet Trump at Vatican May 24

The trip to include Saudia Arabia and Israel is an attempt to unite three of the world's leading religious faiths in the common cause of fighting terrorism, White House officials.

Church leaders say EU countries ignore pledges on religious freedom

Msgr. Da Cunha, secretary-general of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences, said the ideology of secularization "views religion as a private affair of the individual; it has difficulty understanding the public dimension of religious communities."

Pope advances sainthood causes of U.S. priest, Vietnamese cardinal

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of Wisconsin-born Capuchin Father Solanus Casey, five religious, four laypeople and two cardinals, including Vietnamese Cardinal Francois Nguyen Van Thuan.

Pope, Myanmar leader meet, launch diplomatic relations

The Vatican announced May 4 that the pope would appoint a nuncio to the southeast Asian nation and that Myanmar would name an ambassador to the Vatican.

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.