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Nothing can keep God from seeking those who stray, pope says
God is not part of humanity's "throwaway culture," Pope Francis said today. "God loves everyone, seeks out everybody -- one by one. The shepherd will be found where the lost sheep is."
Religious freedom worldwide has ‘spiraled downward,’ expert says
Robert George, chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, said religious liberty declined in the past year. In Europe, Muslims have been targeted in the backlash from terrorist attacks.
St. Katharine Drexel Shrine, motherhouse put up for sale
The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament's 44-acre site in Bensalem and a 2,200 acre property in Virginia will be sold. The remains of the order's foundress, Mother Katharine Drexel, will be moved to the cathedral.
Pope might have to buy a drink for soldiers’ bishop
In a military tradition, a bishop with the U.S. Archdiocese for Military Services gave Pope Francis a unit coin. If the next time he and the archbishop meet and the pope doesn't have the coin, he agreed to buy wine.
Registration opens for women’s gathering this fall
The 2016 Catholic Women’s Conference, postponed for the World Meeting of Families, is back on track for a full day in Doylestown on Saturday, Oct. 29. More than 900 attended the last conference in 2013.
Countries asking for help to handle millions of refugees
At this month's World Humanitarian Summit, countries and aid organizations, including Catholic agencies, will seek aid for the 50 million refugees and 40 million displaced people they are hosting.
Holder calls for slavery reparations in Georgetown talk
The former attorney general, spurred by a conversation in Philadelphia, said reparations policies -- not necessarily cash -- increase "opportunities for everyone and (are) better for the nation as a whole."
Peace advocate Father Daniel Berrigan dies at 94
Once arrested for damaging missiles at the GE plant in King of Prussia, the Jesuit priest's protests led to several stays in federal prison. His poetry inspired generations of peace activists since the early 1960s.
Northern Ireland bishops want voters to ask about abortion, poverty
Catholics at Masses were urged to question candidates about their parties' policies on abortion, child poverty, climate change and the right of Catholic organizations to receive government funding.
Act against Islamic State attacks on Christians, group implores U.N.
A petition signed by more than 400,000 people called on the United Nations to take legal action to stop the brutal attacks of ISIS upon Christians and other religious minorities.