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‘Homeboy’ priest to receive Notre Dame’s top honor
Jesuit Father Greg Boyle, who started a social enterprise in Los Angeles to help young people avert a life of gangs, drug abuse and street violence, will receive the University of Notre Dame's Laetare Medal.
Rita Schiavone, founder of Aid For Friends, dies at 82
A social entrepreneur before it became fashionable, Schiavone started the volunteer non-profit to serve elderly and disabled shut-ins with food and companionship 43 years ago. It began at her family table with one meal.
Prevention helps parishes survive worst fires in Chile’s history
Throughout the country, more than 90 different fires killed 11 people, scorched nearly 445,000 acres, destroyed hundreds of homes and ruined livelihoods.
After ‘intense debate,’ Hawaii lawmakers vote to defer suicide bill
The move by the seven-member committee essentially means no further action will be taken on the measure this session.
Four-year ‘encuentro’ process begins in the U.S.
In Spanish, the word "encuentro" means encounter and in the modern church in the U.S., it refers to a series of meetings that will take place over the next four years aimed at getting to know Latinos and producing more involvement in the church of its second largest and fastest growing community.
Mexican archdiocese: Companies that work on border wall are ‘traitors’
"What's regrettable is that on this side of the border, there are Mexicans ready to collaborate with a fanatical project that annihilates the good relationship between two nations that share a common border," said the March 26 editorial in the archdiocesan publication Desde la Fe.
Message in a bottle: Letters need humble response, say abuse survivors
Acknowledging letters from victims of sexual abuse and treating them with respect is the least church officials can offer, said survivors of clergy sex abuse. What survivors want to see beyond a simple letter of response, however, is "action, child protection, perpetrators prosecuted and removed."
Author: Christians need ‘some distance’ between them, ‘chaotic mainstream’
Author Rod Dreher's critics call him an "alarmist" for proposing that Christians today "put some distance" between themselves and "the chaotic mainstream," or Christianity will not survive. Those critics are right, he said.
Spread hope, preach Christ, don’t worry about numbers, pope says
Visiting Milan, the center of Italian fashion and finance, Pope Francis spent the morning with the poor and those who minister to them.
Child protection commission seeks new ways to be informed by victims
Following the resignation of a prominent member and abuse survivor, a pontifical commission charged with addressing issues related to clergy sex abuse vowed to continue to seek input from victims and survivors.