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Team of pastoral counseling students takes ethics prize
Graduate students in the Pastoral Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Neumann University placed third in a national competition to analyze an ethical situation and develop an appropriate response.
Being human: Pope Francis delights many, frustrates some
The pope is human. Pope Francis demonstrated that in Mexico, as he does wherever he goes, and most people find it attractive. Most of the time. He's called the "pope of surprises," but there are people who don't like surprises.
In Zika outbreak, contraceptives may be ‘lesser evil,’ pope says
"Abortion is not a lesser evil -- it's a crime," Pope Francis said. It is the deliberate taking of an innocent human life. "It's an absolute evil. Don't confuse avoiding pregnancy with abortion," the pope said.
After guilty plea, Phila. priest sentenced to 20 years in prison
Father Mark Haynes received his jail term plus a fine and 10 years' probation Feb. 17 in a federal court in Philadelphia on charges of child pornography. He had pleaded guilty last June following his arrest in 2014.
Pope Francis: Mr. Trump, don’t build that wall
On his flight back to Rome, the pope said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's plan to build a wall on the U.S./Mexico border to keep people out is not Christian. And he said popes and priests need healthy friendships with women.
Transcript of press conference with Pope Francis
See the English translation of the pope's responses to 12 questions by journalists aboard the flight to Rome from Mexico, where the pope completed his apostolic visit Feb. 17.
In silence, pope remembers those who cross Mexican-U.S. border
The pope said nothing Feb. 17, but he clasped his hands tightly in prayer and bowed his head in silent prayer. He left a bunch of flowers on a table in front of the cross.
Panel urges deep look at ‘moral implications’ of immigration
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said during a talk on immigration that people crossing the border are human beings who need to be treated with respect, compassion and dignity.
Immigration case a blessing in disguise that highlights migration issues
With Pope Francis' visit Ciudad Juarez -- Mexico's fifth-largest city and the most populous on the country's northern border -- the issues of migration, and most importantly, of migrants, are at the forefront.
Pope decries death and exploitation at U.S.-Mexico border
Pope Francis pleaded for the plight of immigrants while warning those refusing to offer shelter and passage that their inhospitable attitudes were bringing about self-destruction as their hearts hardened and they "lost their sensitivity to pain."