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Parish and high school partner to open childcare center
Bishop Michael Fitzgerald blessed the new childcare center opened by Nativity of Our Lord Parish along with Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster.
Panel: Archives of religious orders tell history of U.S. church
Archives particularly show the roles women religious played in the country's education, hospitals, immigrant communities and social movements, they said, and yet there's a danger of losing some of that history as convents merge or close, and their historical materials are discarded, lost or scattered.
Archbishop: Belarusians devoted to Fatima, still struggle with secularism
People in Belarus -- a former Soviet republic -- have a great devotion to Our Lady of Fatima, and so does the archbishop who leads them.
Bishop concerned U.S. won’t meet carbon emission goals after Trump order
The executive order, signed March 28 at the Environmental Protection Agency, fails to offer a "sufficient plan for ensuring proper care for people and creation," Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice Florida, said in a statement March 29.
Vatican official hopes Trump can be persuaded to change policies
The Vatican hopes that U.S. bishops and others will continue to raise their voices in defense of the obligation to fight climate change and, in time, can persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to change his position, Cardinal Peter Turkson said.
No secret: Last three popes share close bond to Fatima
Recent popes have had a special affection for Our Lady of Fatima, but no pope's connection can match that of St. John Paul II.
Kidnapped Mexican priest safe; indigenous priest murdered
Local media reported that Father Angel Vargas Uribe, the Diocese of Tampico spokesman, told a news conference: "We do not know the reasons why he was abducted. He did not have problems with anyone. ... We are not scared."
Church instrumental in pushing El Salvador to pass metal mining ban
Mining had become highly contentious in the country of 6.3 million, as environmental groups protested the effects on water sources and soil contamination. Anti-mining groups have claimed that at least four people had died in mining conflicts.
Loving families are central to bringing joy, mercy to world, pope says
Pope Francis urges families to discover God's love and be generous, forgiving, patient, helpful and respectful.
Agency’s gift boxes provided by donors bring joy to children in Haiti
People in 46 U.S. states filled shoebox-sized containers with small toys, hygiene items or treats last fall and those "Boxes of Joy" have been distributed in recent weeks to children in poverty in Guatemala, Dominican Republic and Haiti.