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Ecumenical papal trip also will show pain of division, Lutheran says
The extension of Pope Francis' trip to Sweden by one day to accommodate a papal Mass for the nations' Catholics does not detract from the ecumenical power of the trip.
Vietnam, Vatican continue bilateral discussions at the Vatican
"The two sides agreed to maintain constructive dialogue, in a spirit of goodwill with a view to increasing mutual understanding and further promoting relations between the two sides," said the statement, released Oct. 26.
Thieves take sacred objects, cash in break-in at famous Israeli church
Police and church officials are treating a church break-in at the Church of the Transfiguration in Galilee as a criminal matter.
St. Joseph’s Prep tops La Salle to clinch Catholic League title
The Prep won the regular season game, 63-35, on the strength of running back D’Andre Swift, who scored seven times with 275 yards on 19 carries. He thanked God, his coaches and his offensive line, in that order.
Black Catholics talk up plans for national meeting this summer
The next National Black Catholic Congress will be held in Orlando in July, and dozens of parishioners began making spiritual and educational preparations Oct. 15 at St. Cyprian Church in Philadelphia.
First concept emerges for redevelopment of archdiocesan HQ
While no firm plan exists, a neighborhood association heard Oct. 24 of the intention to replace the current Archdiocesan Pastoral Center and other buildings with high-rise office and residential towers. The cathedral would be unaffected.
CRS ambassadors help Catholics offer works of mercy
Sixteen parishes in the Philadelphia Archdiocese have signed on to a Catholic Relief Services-run program that trains and empowers parishioners to respond to the needs of people throughout the world.
Nebraska bishops urge Catholics, other voters to OK death penalty repeal
Nebraska's three bishops made their position -- and the church's position -- on capital punishment clear in 2015 in their support for repeal of the death penalty through the Legislature's approval of a measure to eliminate capital punishment.
Sulpicians to leave San Francisco Archdiocese’s seminary after 118 years
The abrupt Oct. 21 announcement by the community's U.S. provincial, Father John C. Kemper, to Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone will sever a relationship with the Society of St. Sulpice that began with the Menlo Park seminary's founding in 1898.
Walls aren’t answer to people fleeing war, climate change, pope says
"The only way for resolution is through solidarity," where everyone pitches in because "all together we are a powerful force of support for those who have lost their homeland, family, work and dignity," he said.