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Philadelphia priest again prays with pope, this time in Mexico
Father Robert Feeney, pastor of a Delaware County parish, joined a priest friend serving in Las Vegas -- they're both from Port Richmond -- to concelebrate Mass with Pope Francis recently in Mexico.
Socially responsible investors press companies to do the right thing
Corporations' annual general meetings give shareholders, especially faith-based investors, the chance to engage corporate leaders on issues such as human rights, climate change, human trafficking and lobbying.
Chinese authorities continue campaign, remove cross from Catholic church
Workers surprised parishioners by removing a Catholic church's cross before dawn Feb. 25. The Chinese government has taken down some 1,700 crosses from Protestant and Catholic churches since 2013.
Pope calls for ‘integration’ of divorced into church life
Recent remarks by Pope Francis suggest he believes reconciliation of divorced Catholics with the church and reception of the sacraments remains a possibility. A decision is expected perhaps by March 19.
Disease and cold add to suffering of refugees from Mozambique
An increasing number of Mozambicans, about 6,500 each day, are arriving at a makeshift camp in Malawi to escape violence at home, including summary executions and sexual violence, said a church worker.
In rural Kenya, Loreto sister creates Christian rite of passage for girls
With help of a religious sister, 80 Kenyan girls announced to their families and the world that they would refuse genital mutilation as a traditional transition to womanhood. The U.N. wants to end the practice by 2030.
After oil spill, nuns wonder where students will bathe and play
An oil pipeline break in Peru fouled the river where students of a Catholic boarding school bathe and wash their clothes. It's the 20th pipeline spill in five years in a once-rich fishing area where few now buy fish.
Glenside students take charity from the class to the community
St. Joseph the Protector School, along with St. Luke the Evangelist Parish's PREP students, support a local agency that helps families experiencing cancer. The charitable outreach is a lesson in school, and at home.
On climate issue, Catholics urged to ‘feel pain of the planet, of the poor’
The pope's right-hand man on environmental issues called for relying on Christian spirituality and "major shifts in thinking" to change lifestyles and economic management in order to preserve all of God's creation.
Knights of Columbus join push for Middle East genocide petition
Mass murders and deportations, torture, forcible conversions to Islam, the sexual enslavement and rape of girls and women, and destruction of Christian churches all are evidence of genocide, say U.S. Christians.