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Catholic response to domestic violence focus of talks
A third of U.S. women have been victims of domestic violence, and 15.5 million children are exposed to it each year. But therapists with empathy, such as those at a conference last week, can help begin the healing.
Msgr. Thomas Kelley, retired pastor of St. Anne Parish, dies at 93
After a long ministry of parish assignments and after reviving the annual novena to St. Anne at the Port Richmond Parish, Msgr. Kelley spent 18 years at St. Matthew Parish, longer than any of his assignments.
Pray for healing of community divisions, archbishop says
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis focused on the need for unity and healing in the Twin Cities and country during a Mass for peace and justice July 8.
Vatican releases schedule for papal trip to Azerbaijan, Georgia
Pope Francis will meet with Orthodox, Muslim and Jewish leaders during his three-day visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan.
U.S. and Spanish journalists will lead Vatican press office
Pope Francis named two experienced journalists -- including its first female vice director -- to lead the Vatican press office.
Pope delineates, clarifies secretariat’s role as watchdog over spending
The pope clarified that the administration, not the secretariat, would carry out procurements, payments and the administration of funds and property.
South Sudan church leaders condemn recent violence, pray for dead
South Sudan's church leaders said they are extremely disturbed about heavy fighting in the capital, Juba, which has raised widespread fears that the country is returning to civil war.
House subcommittee forum urges action on Conscience Protection Act
The act would ensure that no government entity could penalize or discriminate against any health care provider -- professionals, facilities or health insurers -- that refused to be involved with abortion.
Washington vigil recalls Pope Francis’ Lampedusa message
On July 8, the Washington-based Faith in Public Life organized a vigil that aimed to recall the pope's visit in 2013 to the Italian island of Lampedusa, which serves as entry point into Europe for Africans.
Church urged to ‘feed the sheep where they are’ — on the internet
The digital world is the richest, most challenging and limitless territory for evangelization ever devised, but Catholic communicators must be professional, creative and empathetic to realize its full potential.