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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.
Auxiliary says new Belgian cardinal listens to different church views
Belgian Cardinal-designate Jozef De Kesel "isn't a fighter, but a highly prudent man who'll always seek dialogue," said one of his auxiliary bishops in the Archdiocese of Malines-Brussels.
Brazilian cardinal-designate has missionary, conciliatory style
Pope Francis' nomination of Archbishop Sergio da Rocha of Brasilia as a new cardinal did not surprise anyone who knows him, except maybe the archbishop himself.
Economic hardship hit U.S. families in past year, new survey says
"A large number of respondents faced some level of economic deprivation in the last year. About four in 10 delayed at least one thing like eating, paying bills or medical care or they required financial help -- perhaps housing -- from friends, family or other sources," said the survey report.
Refugee deaths at sea reach all-time high, U.N. agency reports
Among the reasons for the increased death rate is increased use of the more dangerous route from North Africa to Italy; about half of those who perished at sea were traveling that route.
Christians, Hindus can support families of hope, Vatican says
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Bishop Miguel Ayuso Guixot extended their best wishes to the world's 1.1 billion Hindus for the feast of Diwali, a three-day religious festival, which was to begin Oct. 30 in most parts of the world.
South African church leaders warn against nation’s withdrawal from ICC
South Africa's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court could encourage a large-scale African exodus from the court and entrench impunity, warned the justice and peace commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference.