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Chairman, witnesses at hearing look at threats to religious freedom
"(Religious liberty) is the right to believe, or not to believe, and to practice one's religion according to the dictates of one's own conscience," said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith.
Renew efforts to build peace, help refugees, pope says
"Refugees are people like everyone, but war took away their home, work, relatives and friends," he said.
Gordie Howe, ‘Mr. Hockey,’ recalled as tough on the ice, generous off it
Family, friends and fans crowded into the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament June 15 to pay tribute to the life of "Mr. Hockey," Detroit Red Wings legend Gordie Howe.
Neumann-Goretti brings home first baseball state title in school’s history
Thanks to great pitching -- the staff's 0.63 ERA was the lowest in PIAA state playoff history -- and clutch hitting, the Saints added a third state championship to the South Philadelphia school's collection this year.
Laypeople push a church ‘on the move’ to peripheries, pope says
The Catholic Church needs laypeople with a vision of the future and who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty, Pope Francis told members of the Vatican laity department that will merge in the curia reform.
Catholics urged again to block HB 1947, as senators mull action on bill
The bill that would lift the statutes of limitation for civil suits of decades-old claims of child sexual abuse now sits in a Senate committee. Parishioners are urged to ask their legislators to oppose the measure.
U.S. embassy, parish in Rome gather to pray for Orlando victims
Forty-nine votive candles burned in front of the altar in a Rome church as people gathered to pray for the victims of the massacre June 12 in an Orlando, Florida, nightclub.
Parish reaches out to Nebraska family after deadly alligator attack
Father Gary Ostrander, pastor, said 100 to 150 people attended the Mass, which was followed by the rosary for the family.
Approach families with respect because God is at work, pope says
Like Moses before the burning bush, those talking about the real-life situations of families must take off their sandals because they are standing on holy ground, Pope Francis said.
Too many couples do not understand marriage is for life, pope says
Because most people today do not understand that sacramental marriage really is a bond that binds them to each other for life, many marriages today can be considered invalid, Pope Francis said.