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Religious called to be prophets of communion, pope says
Religious orders must harness the only power the matters: the power to communicate concretely the love and mercy of God, Pope Francis told members of the Augustinian Recollects.
Hip-hop artist says youths must work as hard at faith as other pursuits
More than 5,000 young people got the chance to dance and laugh and pray and worship, all in the context of deepening their faith, at Holy Fire at the UIC Pavilion arena on the West Side of Chicago.
In Turkey, Iraqi Christians waiting for resettlement live in limbo
Thousands of Iraqi Christians are in Turkey waiting for an answer to their resettlement applications to Western countries. They are waiting for an appointment or a visa, a document that will allow them to restart their lives in a new country. And not knowing when that will happen is leading them to live a life in limbo.
True Christian charity is more than just making donations, pope says
"Poverty in the abstract does not challenge us. It may make us think, it may make us complain, but when you see poverty in the flesh of a man, a woman or a child; this (certainly) challenges us!" he said.
Act now to process refugees, Bishop Crosby tells Canadian government
"Delayed arrivals and the lack of clear and transparent communication about the status of pending cases poses the risk of undermining the faith of Canadians in the government's ability to follow through on its promises," Bishop Crosby wrote.
‘Families’ of Cardinal-designate Tobin express pride, joy at appointment
Those families include his mother and siblings, fellow Redemptorists, parishioners and archdiocesan officials.
U.S. Hispanics give big margins to Clinton, Democrats in new Pew poll
In the telephone survey of 1,507 adults, 54 percent favored the Democrats while only 11 percent named the Republicans, whose historic high of support from Latinos was 12 percent in 2011.
Teens from Catholic schools enjoy high-energy class retreat
More than 2,200 sophomores from 10 high schools learned about conversion of heart at a rally that for the first time gathered all the students under one roof for a retreat featuring rock music, dynamic speakers and Eucharistic adoration.
Canadian bishops withdraw from ecumenical social justice coalition
KAIROS's structure and the way it operates generated "annoying and uneasy situations that seemed incompatible with what we stand for."
National parks: Places of wonder, history, culture, spiritual refuge
During the 100th year of the National Park Service, Catholic News Service traveled to a few of the nation's most popular parks and discovered sites of spiritual refuge beside some of America's most beautiful landscapes.