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Peacebuilding partnership helps Central Africans heal after conflict
Despite successful polls in 2016 -- regarded as essential to ending the violence -- and a new, elected government, reconciliation has barely been addressed in the country of 4.6 million save for grass-roots efforts like the December workshop.
Paralyzed NYPD officer who spoke of forgiveness dies at 59
Detective Steven McDonald, the New York City police officer who was paralyzed after being shot in the line of duty 30 years ago and famously forgave his teenage assailant and went on to became a prophetic voice for forgiveness and reconciliation, died Jan. 10.
Nigerian archbishop asks president to stop evolving culture of brutality
Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos spoke after suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked indigenous farmers in southern Kaduna state in early January.
Success, well-being at any cost will deceive, disappoint, pope says
But the hope and security that come from God "never ever disappoint," he said. "Idols always let you down" since they are figments of the imagination and not "alive and real" like God.
Bishop opposes death sentence for man convicted of killing churchgoers
Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone said in a statement that the Catholic Church opposes capital punishment and reminded people that all life is sacred.
Archbishop Flores of San Antonio, first Hispanic bishop in U.S., dies
The bishop, who dropped out of school to be a migrant farmworker, was known for his support for farmworkers, Mexican-American civil rights and his love of his culture and heritage.
Majority of recent sainthood causes come from Italy, says cardinal
Of the 351 dossiers documenting the holiness of candidates for sainthood received by the Congregation for Saints' Causes between 2006-2016, nearly 40 percent of them -- 139 causes -- were from Italy, said Cardinal Angelo Amato, the congregation's prefect.
Mother Daughter Tea
Mary Magdalen Parish in Media will be hosting mother daughter tea in February.
Order of Malta questions legitimacy of commission established by pope
The leadership of the charitable order denied the legality of a Vatican investigation into the forced resignation of the group's former leader. Pope Francis has "immediate authority over religious orders," the investigating committee said.
Event inspires Catholic collegians to evangelize on their campuses
SEEK 2017, sponsored by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, generated excitement in Texas for 13,000 young adults to spread the faith back at home. Archbishop Charles Chaput was a speaker at the national conference.