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Court rules Saskatchewan cannot fund non-Catholics in Catholic schools
A judgment in a 12-year-old court case has sent shock waves through Saskatchewan's Catholic education community and left Regina Archbishop Donald Bolen "disheartened."
Florida clergy coalition creates interfaith bonds to counter hate crimes
Members of the Clergy Coalition of Coral Springs and Parkland have been meeting in an effort to strengthen clergy bonds and better respond to hate crimes and ease anxieties affecting faith communities.
French bishops offer divided voters guidelines on presidential runoff
On April 23, Emmanuel Macron, founder of En Marche!, a center-left political movement, and Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Front, won the first round. They will face off May 7, when voters will choose who will be president for the next five years.
Spokesman: Tight security is ‘new normal’ as pope heads to Egypt
Despite the ongoing risk of terrorism, Pope Francis planned to travel to Egypt as a sign of being close to the people there, said Greg Burke, Vatican spokesman.
Mercy opens the door to understanding the mystery of God, pope says
Mercy is a true form of knowledge that allows men and women to understand the mystery of God's love for humanity, Pope Francis said.
Faith leads to freedom, not compromise, pope says at morning Mass
Christian faith is belief in the concrete work of God and leads to concrete witness and action by believers, Pope Francis said.
Buddhists, Christians must help promote nonviolence, cardinal says
"Jesus Christ and the Buddha were promotors of nonviolence as well as peacemakers," Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran said in a message marking the Buddhist celebration of Vesakh.
Pope pays tribute to modern martyrs, calls for witnesses of God’s love
The Christian church today needs believers who witness each day to the power of God's love, but it also needs the heroic witness of those who stand up to hatred even when it means giving up their lives, Pope Francis said.
Catholic educators get new ideas at annual NCEA convention
More than 8,000 Catholic educators attended the National Catholic Educational Association Convention, including six awardees among the contingent of teachers from the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Virginia Catholic bishops praise governor for commuting death sentence
The Virginia bishops said they "welcome with gratitude" the April 20 decision by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe to commute the death sentence of Ivan Teleguz.