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Conference encourages young women to be leaders, share gifts with church
The principle themes of the conference were to "receive the gifts you are, realize the gifts you've been given and respond with the gift only you can give."
Extreme poverty is a reality, not a faceless statistic, pope says
"Without faces and stories, human lives become statistics and we run the risk of bureaucratizing the sufferings of others," he said.
Love, not some idea of perfection, leads to happiness, pope says
Love and solidarity are what make the world a better place, not a focus on physical perfection and hiding away those who do not fit a commercial ideal, Pope Francis said.
Priest born deaf urges sacraments for children with disabilities
Redemptorist Father Cyril Axelrod insisted sign language, tactile sign language and body language are "gifts of the Holy Spirit" meant to help Christians share the Gospel with all people.
Situation in Nigeria called one of world’s worst humanitarian crises
More than two years have passed since the April 14, 2014, abduction. Some girls managed to escape a few months later, but most of them remain missing.
Unite to end child slave labor, pope says
Marking the World Day Against Child Labor June 12, the pope called for a renewed and united "effort to remove the causes of this modern slavery."
Diversity aids search for truth about cosmos, pope tells students
"All of us dwell under the same sky. All of us are moved by the beauty revealed in the cosmos and reflected in the study of the heavenly bodies and substances," he said.
‘A sword has pierced heart’ of city, says Orlando bishop about shooting
Orlando Bishop John Noonan urged people of faith "to turn their hearts and souls" to God and pray for the victims and others following the worst mass shooting in U.S. history June 12. It left 50 dead and 53 wounded.
Pope offers prayers for Orlando victims of ‘absurd violence’
Pope Francis and Archbishop Chaput asked for prayers for the victims of the 49 people killed and 53 injured, and their grieving families, following the shooting rampage of a gunman in Orlando, Florida, early June 12.
Banged up and tired, Catholic teams still grinding it out for a title
La Salle High School vies for the boys lacrosse state championship Saturday, June 11, while Neumann-Goretti is getting ready for its PIAA baseball semifinal game June 13, with eyes on the June 16 championship game.