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Pope to diplomats: Break bad habits of war, injustice
The pope said that religions are "called to promote peace" and appealed to "all religious authorities to join in reaffirming unequivocally that one can never kill in God's name."
Guard the faith and make it grow, pope tells parents at baptism
As Pope Francis christened 28 infants, he encouraged new mothers to breastfeed their babies during Mass. He also urged parents to become true witnesses of their faith by example. Watch a video of the Mass.
Manila Archdiocese to build drug rehab center modeled on Brazil facility
Father Anton Pascual, head of the social services ministry of the archdiocese, said the church will offer those who have succumbed to drugs "a new life, a home that will welcome them, regardless of their past."
Sign-Making for MLK DARE Coalition March
Millennial Catholic POWER will be hosting a sign-making party at Old St. Joseph's Church on the Sunday before the January 15 march.
How will U.S. policy affect Middle East’s Christians in 2017?
Given the interest in, and media coverage of, other issues, it's an open question as to just what the United States would do for the Middle East's Christian minorities under the presidential administration of Donald J. Trump.
Aleppo friar says learn about Syria, keep an open mind
Syrians don't want to leave their homeland, they want a safe place to live in peace, said a Franciscan friar from Aleppo, Syria, who spoke on Jan. 5 with the Archdiocese of Washington's Holy Land Committee.
Newly appointed pastor, 52, dies suddenly on New Year’s Eve
Father John C. Crowley became pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Oxford, only two months ago. He told his new parishioners he looked forward "to many rewarding experiences and wonderful years" with them. His funeral is Jan. 9.
Young woman makes music as ‘a way that I please God’
The three highest priorities for Angela Alquiros, 16, are God, family and music, and she is happy to combine all three as an accomplished pianist, choir member and soloist at Epiphany of Our Lord Parish, Plymouth Meeting.
U.S. bishops say that prayer, local dialogue key to bringing peace
The work to "root out racism and create healthy dynamics in our neighborhoods" is a long-term project, but the scope of it should not cause fear or intimidation, wrote Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta, chairman of the Task Force to Promote Peace in Our Communities.
‘Secure the border, welcome the stranger,’ bishops urge in statement
Inviting Americans to look at their families for stories of immigration, the leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called attention to the hardships and contributions of immigrants and urged "a humane immigration policy."