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At installation Mass, Bishop Parkes stresses work ahead
Bishop Gregory L. Parkes, installed as the bishop of St. Petersburg Jan. 4, urged diocesan Catholics to focus on being missionary disciples.
Bishop says Turkish Catholics fearful, but government supportive
"Although we can move around freely, people are understandably afraid of coming to Mass and there's been a drop in participation," said Bishop Ruben Tierrablanca Gonzalez, apostolic vicar of Istanbul.
Marchers carry crosses through Chicago in memory of murder victims
Hundreds of people joined a march organized by the pastor of St. Sabina Parish on the city's South Side to remember each of the 762 people who died by gun violence in 2016.
Syrians who never thought they’d need help turn to Caritas in Lebanon
"When the terrorists came, it seemed they wanted to push the Christians out (of Syria). Before, we were living happily. We never expected we'd have to leave like we did."
Hope, not optimism, is needed to rebuild, pope tells quake survivors
Along the difficult path of rebuilding their lives, survivors of the earthquake that devastated central Italy must also rebuild their hearts with a strong foundation built on hope, Pope Francis said.
Catholic nun organizes national pre-inauguration event to foster peace
Sister Rita Petruziello has put together an event that seeks to gather people across cities in the United States on Jan. 15 at 3 p.m. EST, have them join hands in their respective cities and, in silence, meditate together as a means to foster peace.
Fix overcrowded prisons unfit for human life, pope says
In the wake of a deadly riot in a Brazilian jail, Pope Francis called for all prisons to offer dignified living conditions and be places for true rehabilitation.
When a mother loses a child, reach out with tears, not words, pope says
When people are hurting, "it is necessary to share in their desperation. In order to dry the tears from the face of those who suffer, we must join our weeping with theirs. This is the only way our words may truly be able to offer a bit of hope," he said.
Catholic leaders in Congo welcome church-mediated accord
Kabila will step down as Congolese president after elections are held before the end of 2017, under an agreement by the government and the opposition.
Federal judge blocks HHS transgender regulation
The injunction comes four months after the same judge blocked a federal directive requiring public schools to let transgender students use bathrooms consistent with their gender identity.