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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.