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Bishop Shanahan HS collects $10K for Haiti relief and feeds local families
Students of the Downingtown archdiocesan high school made meal bags for 30 area families and candy for soldiers in Afghanistan. The school was also honored by Catholic Relief Services for its support of the global poor.
Lithuanian archbishop says citizens tense over Russian buildup
The U.S.-born archbishop, president of the Lithuanian bishops' conference, told Catholic News Service, "The old Russian empire mentality is still alive, and there are many there who consider the three Baltic states part of that empire.
‘Fear of God’ isn’t fright, it’s being humble, childlike, pope says
God reveals his mysteries, not to the wise and learned, but to those who are childlike, that is, to people who are humble and fear the Lord, Pope Francis said in a morning homily.
Year of eating cactus fruit: Drought causes extreme hunger in Madagascar
Eating this fruit leaves crimson stains on people's faces and hands, and there is a "shame of poverty associated with these stains in Madagascar," said Nancy McNally, CRS information officer for East and Southern Africa.
Pope John Paul II High School students feed 130 families
The Thanksgiving holiday was a bit brighter after students of the Catholic high school in Royersford collected $6,000, shopped for full turkey dinners and delivered them to parishes and groups to aid the hungry.
Miami archbishop recalls Catholic persecution in Cuba, prays for peace
"The Cuban people are a noble people, but also a people who suffer," Archbishop Wenski said. "And now, on the eve of this first Sunday of Advent, to emphasize the words of Christ 'at the hour you least expect, the Son of Man will come,' we have learned that Fidel Castro has died."
Revelers in Little Havana seek new future for Cuba after Castro’s death
Though there was an undeniable sense of glee and Latin dancing in the streets, many of the revelers were quick to say they were celebrating the end of the principal symbol and founder of the Cuban communist dictatorship rather than anyone's passing away.
For Cuban exiles, painful memories mix with relief at Castro’s death
Despite the joy on the streets of Little Havana, Westchester and Hialeah, the death of Fidel Castro in 2016 means much less than it would have in 1976 or even 2006. An oppressive regime still shackles basic freedoms on the island.
Follow drug supply chains to corrupt banks, financiers, pope says
The "vast, powerful networks" behind the drug trade kill not only those who become slaves to drugs, he said, they also kill those "who want to destroy this slavery" -- such as judges or others who seek to stamp out criminal organizations.
Coordinated, creative approach needed to stem drug use, speakers say
More than 50 experts in medicine, science, the judicial system, government and social policy, and pastoral care were invited to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences to discuss innovative and effective solutions to drug use, abuse and prevention.