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Indian missionaries teach faith by living among poor in remote areas
Priests, nuns and laypeople are living in mud-and-dung huts among tribal Indians, "reaching the unreached," said Msgr. John E. Kozar, president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association.
Document offers church’s hope for farmers as ‘agricultural leaders’
While today's family farmers worldwide are tested as never before, the church believes they can contribute to a more just ordering of life, said a new document issued Dec. 7.
Vatican sets up emails, hashtag to send pope birthday greetings
Even though Pope Francis was planning a "normal" workday for his birthday, well-wishers can help brighten it up with special tweets and emails.
God welcomes the repentant, condemns self-righteous clerics, pope says
Clerics who are self-righteous and over-intellectualize religion can end up hurting and ostracizing sinners who do repent, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass.
Marriage advice: Make time for each other, especially at Christmas
Several groups said statistics show what seems innocent -- spending less time together -- increasingly is leading to breakups in relationships.
Suds and solidarity: Buying Benedictine beer helps rebuild basilica
The monks have not been able to brew beer since before the summer quake, but in a newsletter to supporters in mid-December, they reported that bottles shipped earlier to the United States are available for Christmas gift giving.
Pope remembers Opus Dei head as ‘paternal and generous’ witness
Pope Francis expressed condolences to the members of Opus Dei following the death of Bishop Javier Echevarria, who led the prelature for over 20 years.
Fathers key to strong family and society, writer tells Serra Club
Members of the club that prays and works to promote vocations heard a speaker reflect on fatherhood and warn of the societal dangers when children grow up without a father. Almost half of those kids will live in poverty.
Villa Joseph Marie students dance for 10 hours, raise $89K to fight child cancer
Students of the Bucks County girls' high school wore out shoe leather all year by gathering donations from the community ahead of the dance-a-thon last Friday night. The money they raised blew away last year's total of $12,000.
Pope writes to Syrian president, pleading for peace and aid corridors
UPDATED - Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to do everything possible to end the war in his country, to protect civilians and to ensure humanitarian agencies can deliver emergency aid to the people.