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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."
Magi’s journey reflects our longing for God, pope says on Epiphany
The Magi had the courage to set out on a journey in the hope of finding something new, unlike Herod who was full of himself and unwilling to change his ways, Pope Francis said.
Infant safe after being found abandoned at Minnesota cathedral
Nathan Leonhardt, a custodian at the cathedral, discovered the child Jan. 4 as he was locking the building about 6 p.m. following evening Mass. The baby was left in a plastic laundry basket between the exterior and interior doors of a church entrance.
Pope: Vocations require prayers, open doors, big hearts, busy hands
While God is the one calling people to a vocation, clergy and religious have to cooperate by being inspirational role models, keeping their doors open and giving restless young people constructive things to do, Pope Francis said.
Maternity leave: Why the pope wants the church to be a loving mother
A number of feast days over the Advent and Christmas seasons gave Pope Francis a fresh opportunity to pay homage to the world's mothers and insist further on how and why he wants the entire church to become more maternal.
At installation Mass, Bishop Parkes stresses work ahead
Bishop Gregory L. Parkes, installed as the bishop of St. Petersburg Jan. 4, urged diocesan Catholics to focus on being missionary disciples.
Bishop says Turkish Catholics fearful, but government supportive
"Although we can move around freely, people are understandably afraid of coming to Mass and there's been a drop in participation," said Bishop Ruben Tierrablanca Gonzalez, apostolic vicar of Istanbul.
Marchers carry crosses through Chicago in memory of murder victims
Hundreds of people joined a march organized by the pastor of St. Sabina Parish on the city's South Side to remember each of the 762 people who died by gun violence in 2016.