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Pope, archbishop express condolences over Fidel Castro’s death
Both reviled and revered over the decades since he took power in Cuba in 1959, Castro's death "provokes many emotions -- both in and outside the island," said Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski, who prayed for the Cuban people.
K of C La Rabida Council 1191 annual Christmas party
The Knights of Columbus council will host their party Dec. 15 at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Philadelphia. Attendees are asked to bring a wrapped toy and label it for a boy or girl from newborn to 13 years old.
Indian church looks to sainthood for murdered nun
The grave of a nun murdered in central India 21 years ago has been exhumed as part of a process that may eventually lead to her canonization.
New prior appointed for Benedictine monks in Norcia
Eighteen years after founding a new Benedictine community in Italy, U.S. Father Cassian Folsom stepped down as prior of the Benedictine monastic community in Norcia, the hometown of St. Benedict.
Farrell named Barry Award winner for work on historic papal visit to city
Donna Crilley Farrell, who served as executive director for the World Meeting of Families and the visit by Pope Francis in 2015, accepted the highest award of the American Catholic Historical Society Nov. 18.
Doubts about faith should spur deeper study, prayer, pope says
Everyone experiences doubts about the faith at times -- "I have" many times, Pope Francis said -- but such doubts can be "a sign that we want to know God better and more deeply."
Washington bishops rally Catholics, government to tackle poverty
The bishops spent a year listening to people who live in poverty before issuing a new pastoral letter emphasizing Catholics' personal outreach and government policy. The biggest factor, they found, was lack of housing.
Life Runners witness to the unborn at Philadelphia Marathon
Seventy-five blue-clad runners -- including a Catholic bishop -- from all 50 states competed in last weekend's races in the city touting a simple message for thousands of competitors and spectators.
USCCB president appoints Maronite Catholic bishop as CRS chairman
"Bishop Mansour's long-standing service in every area of the work of CRS is completed by his pastoral concern for the humanitarian efforts of CRS in the Middle East and on behalf of persecuted Christians," Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, USCCB president, said.
Sister Bernadette Moerman, I.H.M., dies at 85
The Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary ministered for most of her 66 years in the order teaching in schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Dioceses of Richmond and Metuchen.