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Becoming cardinal is call to share mercy, cardinal-designate says
Being created a cardinal in the Year of Mercy brings with it an obligation to continue to proclaim and share God's mercy with others, said Cardinal-designate Joseph W. Tobin.
Georgetown University’s Religious Freedom Project marks six years
All Americans should be "rooting" for President-elect Donald Trump's "success and personal flourishing," U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse said at a religious liberty conference at Georgetown University.
Power struggle in Syria is ‘workshop of cruelty,’ pope says
"I believe the greatest illness of today is cardiac sclerosis," he said Nov. 17, implying a kind of hardening of the heart that renders a person unable to feel compassion or be moved by another's suffering.
Diocese hosts marathon reading of Bible as way to close Year of Mercy
The Bible is to be read publicly cover to cover without pause starting Nov. 17 at 6 a.m. (local time) and ending on Christ the King Sunday, Nov. 18, at 8 p.m. local time.
At teach-in, social justice advocates challenged to put mercy in action
More than 2,000 people gathered at the 19th annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, hosted by the Ignatian Solidarity Network, to learn about social justice issues, share their stories and advocate for the marginalized from a Catholic perspective.
University of Montreal to change faculty of theology into institute
The university said that this new configuration, which will take effect May 1, will give academic support and administrative resources to the faculty to allow it to "deploy its full potential."
Archbishop Gomez brings Latino voice to new leadership role
"I'm grateful to my brother bishops for electing me," he said, before adding that he thinks it was "also about the Archdiocese of Los Angeles" -- the largest archdiocese in the country with about 5 million Catholics, 70 percent of whom are Latino.
Annual Peace Dinner explores responses in a world where violence abounds
"We want to start a dialogue and a chance to talk with people about ending war and practicing nonviolence," Bishop Botean told Catholic News Service.
Vatican official tells bishops to be ‘witnesses to the Risen One’
"This assembly and this country is in a time of transition, which is rarely something easy. We are supposed to be witnesses -- yes, even martyrs sometimes -- of our crucified and risen Lord Jesus so our life and ministry may make the Resurrection more credible," Cardinal Ouellet said.
Bishops approve moving forward four possible saints’ causes
The four candidates are Julia Greeley, a former slave who lived in Colorado; Sister Blandina Segale, a Sister of Charity who served on the frontier; Father Patrick Ryan, who ministered to those suffering yellow fever; and Msgr. Bernard Quinn, who fought bigotry and established a black church and orphanage in Brooklyn, New York.