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Hundreds mourn beloved homeless man at funeral for him at Catholic church
Church families, neighbors, shopkeepers and perhaps even strangers touched by the cheerful kindness and generosity of the man who for years had made camp under a tarp on a street corner in San Francisco streamed into Star of the Sea Catholic Church to express their respect and affection.
New Caritas report sets out building blocks for more-just Europe
"The financial and economic crisis that started in 2008 proved a 'stress test' for European social models," said the Brussels-based Caritas Europa.
French archbishop criticizes bill on digital interference on abortion
Archbishop Georges Pontier of Marseille, president, said the bishops think the legislation questions the very foundations of liberties in France, and he urged Hollande to not allow the bill's passage.
When God calls, he always inspires, walks with his disciples, pope says
Through individual vocations, God calls men and women to be touched and transformed by his love, not use his gift for personal comfort, pursuing business opportunities or self-promotion, Pope Francis said.
Dialogue, common good can heal nation wracked by fear, pope tells France
As French citizens prepare for presidential elections starting in April, the pope supported the bishops' call for rediscovering the true meaning of political life.
Pope meets Martin Scorsese after director screens ‘Silence’ for Jesuits
The book and film are a fictionalized account of the persecution of Christians in 17th-century Japan; the central figures are Jesuit missionaries.
Pope: Reflections on mercy may be over, but compassion must live on
"Let us commit ourselves to praying for each other so that the corporal and spiritual works of mercy increasingly become our way of life," he said.
For late actress Florence Henderson, Catholic faith was her foundation
In what came to be her final interview, actress Florence Henderson told St. Anthony Messenger magazine that throughout her life, through good times and bad, her Catholic faith was her foundation.
Supreme Court examines mental ability standards for death penalty
The court has previously ruled that the execution of the intellectually disabled violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment, but it has largely left it up to the states to implement the ruling.
Advocates of refugees, immigrants seek to calm postelection fears
In the days following Trump's election as president, the Catholic Charities Office of Refugee Resettlement in the Diocese of Nashville began receiving calls from school counselors seeking assistance for how to talk with refugee children who are afraid of being sent back to the countries they fled.