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Father Judge’s pitching gives the edge in tight Catholic League
John Knebels' review of the baseball season at mid-point shows most teams over .500 and in contention (see current standings). Six teams have been stellar in one-run games, especially the Crusaders.
Pope: U.S., North Korea need diplomatic solution to escalating tensions
"The path (to take) is the path of negotiation, the path of a diplomatic solution," he said when asked about U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to send Navy warships to the region.
True faith means loving others to the extreme, pope tells Egypt’s Catholics
The only kind of fanaticism that is acceptable to God is being fanatical about loving and helping others, Pope Francis said on his final day in Egypt.
Catholic leaders decry fourth Arkansas execution in eight days
"There is nothing pro-life about the state-sanctioned killing of an intellectually disabled man," was just one of the many messages Sister Helen Prejean tweeted during Kenneth Williams' final hours.
Society of Catholic Scientists meets in Chicago for first-ever conference
"Origins," the first conference of the Society of Catholic Scientists, gave participants the opportunity to learn about everything from the birth of stars to the beginnings of human language and to reflect on how their faith and work inform each other.
Text of common declaration on baptism, by Pope Francis, Pope Tawadros
Here is the text of the common declaration on baptism between Pope Francis and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, signed April 28.
Pope, Coptic patriarch honor martyrs, urge unity for peace
Placing flowers, lighting a candle and praying at the site where dozens of Coptic Orthodox Christians were killed by an Islamic State militant last year, Pope Francis and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II paid homage to those who were killed for their faith.
Russian Catholic official criticizes court ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses
"Churches like ours don't recognize the Jehovah's Witnesses as Christian and don't engage in dialogue with them, but we must distinguish theological issues from legal rights," said Msgr. Igor Kovalevsky.
God’s call to ministry was always there, but a response took time
Deacon Brian Connolly, who will be ordained a priest May 20, had to give up his concept of priesthood and "recognize God was calling me as I am. He doesn’t call the worthy; we have to depend on his mercy.”
Local Catholics give $300K in aid to Catholic Home Missions
Ministries in isolated, rural and poor dioceses in the United States rely on an annual national collection supported by parishioners of the Philadelphia Archdiocese.