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Sizing up the Catholic schools in state football playoff picture
Of the 14 football teams that comprise the Catholic League, five of them remain alive in pursuit of a state championship. John Knebels makes fearless predictions for them heading into this weekend's games.
Archbishop Chaput announces clergy changes
Assignment changes for one priest and three deacons were announced Nov. 18.
The cultivation of a new religious vocation
Like a seed planted and watered by encouragement, a young Northeast Philadelphia woman has professed her religious vows. Sister Maria Sophia Gerlach reflects on her decades-long journey to following God's call. (Watch our video of the ceremony.)
Bishops optimistic dialogue with Iranian religious leaders can lead to peace
Three Catholic bishops said they learned that they share common values with the Iranian religious leaders they have met and hope to better understand the differences they hold in future conversations.
New York state court rules Sheen remains should be transferred to Peoria
The Diocese of Peoria has been a promoter of Archbishop Sheen's canonization cause for more than 14 years. The ruling is seen as a key factor in allowing his cause to move forward. There was no immediate response from the New York Archdiocese.
Philippine Catholic leaders criticize hero’s burial for Marcos
Father Jerome Secillano, executive secretary of the bishops' Committee on Public Affairs, said the hero's burial for the late dictator will not bury the atrocities committed under his regime, reported CBCP News.
Pope: Fragile egos, power grabbers, sad sacks are cancer in church
"The church exists only as an instrument for communicating God's merciful plan to the people," he said in an interview published in the Nov. 18 edition of Avvenire, an Italian Catholic newspaper.
People can sniff out greedy priests, pope says
Catholics will forgive their priests for almost any weakness, but not for an exaggerated attachment to money or for mistreating parishioners, Pope Francis told 160 priests who work in Vatican nunciatures around the world.
Catholics say Lord’s invitation to mercy goes beyond end of jubilee year
"At times we are called to gaze even more attentively on mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of the Father's action in our lives," the pope said.
Washington Archdiocese forgives parishes’ debt during Year of Mercy
Cardinal Wuerl envisioned the parish debt relief program as a way for the archdiocese to live out the vision of the Year of Mercy called by Pope Francis, and also to help carry out the goals of the Archdiocesan Synod.