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Bishop feels ‘deep ache in my heart’ after fatal shootings of police
Baton Rouge Bishop Robert W. Muench renewed a call for a diocesan-wide week of prayer, fasting and reflection after the latest fatal shootings in the city.
Poll: Hispanic Catholics back Clinton; white Catholics split over choices
A new Pew survey, in which Clinton leads Trump 51 percent to 42 percent, looks at electoral preferences by religious affiliation. Catholics and Evangelicals each make up 20 percent of the electorate but the religiously unaffiliated stand at 21 percent.
Churches among those swept up in Pokemon Go craze
As it grows in popularity, priests, youth groups and others are quickly finding opportunities to evangelize to young people.
Nuns on the Bus seek ways to close economic gaps for struggling families
Social and economic ills can be overturned by rearranging national priorities, participants said during a two-hour gathering hosted by St. Leo the Great Parish as part of the 13-state Nuns on the Bus tour.
Hundreds of thousands crowd nation’s capital to celebrate faith in Jesus
About 350,000 mostly young people of all faiths gathered on the National Mall for music and prayer July 16 for "Together 2016," declaring that Jesus changes everything and asking him to "reset the generation."
Healing Mass to be celebrated at St. Katharine of Siena Church
The church in Wayne will host the Catholic charismatic Mass on Thursday, July 21 in which a priest and teams of people will pray over all those wanting God's friendship.
Parish hosts day retreat on Padre Pio
Parishioners and staff of St. Maria Goretti Parish, Hatfield, invite all to their annual retreat on Thursday, Sept. 8.
Courses on penance, Islam highlight offerings at St. Charles Seminary
The School of Theological Studies at the seminary will present "Penance: The Gift and Mission of Mercy" and "Introduction to Islam" among its fall courses, part of a broad array for men and women studying theology.
Streamers, flowers, banners piled high as two squad cars become memorial
A grieving city heaped its well-wishes, its heartache and its unending support upon a pair of squad cars parked in front of the Dallas Police Department headquarters.
Healing racial divides starts with dialogue, black bishops say
A wave of shootings has many people asking: "Where do we go from here?" Bishop John Ricard said black Catholic leaders are seeking ways to address the violence, racism and mistrust that were on full display this month.