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Faithful inmates at Graterford Prison impress Archbishop Chaput in visit
“You have given me good example," the archbishop told some 200 men at the state prison in Montgomery County during his vigil Mass for Palm Sunday April 8. The inmates "need something to grab onto" in prison, said the warden. "It is vital.”
Fatima seers are holy because of virtue, not visions, cardinal says
"It was the children's heroism in their lives, their life of prayer, their turning to God that was truly holy," Portuguese Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins said.
Most important and costliest medicine? Love, pope tells patients
A hospital must always carry out certain procedures and functions, but "there is the danger, the risk of forgetting the most important medicine only a family can give -- caresses," he said.
Pope to formally approve canonizations, including of Fatima seers
Pope Francis and cardinals present in Rome will formally approve the canonizations of two of the children who saw Mary in Fatima, a large group of Brazilian martyrs, three child martyrs from Mexico and two priests.
Bishops back bill to let agencies opt out of adoption for same-sex couples
Three bishops voiced their support of the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act, which would permit social service agencies to refuse on religious grounds to provide adoption or foster services for households headed by same-sex couples.
Justice Samuel Alito will speak at St. Charles Seminary in May
The U.S. Supreme Court judge will receive an honorary degree and address the seminary community at the Concursus graduation ceremony May 17.
New Supreme Court justice says he’s humbled by call to serve high court
After he was sworn in for the U.S. Supreme Court in a public ceremony at the White House Rose Garden April 10, Justice Neil Gorsuch said he would be "a faithful servant of the Constitution" and of the laws "of this great nation."
CNEWA head: Next few months will decide Christians’ fate in scarred Iraq
Msgr. John E. Kozar, international president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, cited several daunting challenges for Iraqi Christians who return to their country: infrastructure woes, burned- and bombed-out buildings, desecrated churches and security issues.
Bishop from South Sudan urges community leaders to condemn violence
As civilians are increasingly targeted in South Sudan's civil war, a bishop urged prominent community leaders to unequivocally condemn revenge killings, violence against civilians, and hate speech that ignites tribal sentiments.
Philadelphia native Archbishop Green named to diplomatic post
Pope Francis named Archbishop James Green, a former priest of the Philadelphia Archdiocese, to serve as an ambassador for the Holy See in Sweden and Iceland. He has served in the Vatican's diplomatic corps since 2003.