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Ecumenism, remembrance, peace on pope’s agenda for Armenia
Pope Francis will spend much of his time in the country as the guest of the majority Armenian Apostolic Church and will attend a divine liturgy celebrated by Catholicos Karekin II, the Orthodox patriarch.
Alabama governor praised for signing bill to ban dismemberment abortions
He signed a second bill that prohibits abortion clinics from operating within 2,000 feet of elementary and middle schools.
$50K gift by Connelly Foundation will benefit special education
The four schools of special education in the Philadelphia Archdiocese got a major boost May 11 with a donation through the Catholic Charities Appeal, begun in 1958 by the foundation's namesake.
After 25 years, pastor loves parish ministry — and it shows
Father Louis Bellopede loves serving the people of his parish, St. Mary's in Schwenksville, in all the moments of their life. "I love the priesthood. I enjoy getting up every day," he said, "and doing it all over again.”
New leaders named at West Catholic, St. Hubert’s high schools
The Philadelphia Catholic high schools are welcoming new presidents to oversee school enrollment, fundraising and marketing. Paul Colistra takes over at West, and Lizanne Magarity-Pando at St. Hubert's.
Faith-based diplomacy has potential to make world better, say speakers
"We have a primary role to delegitimize, to unmask, the false interpretation of religious texts as justification for acts of violence," Archbishop Auza said.
Catholic agency’s mobile pantry alleviates food deserts in West Virginia
"There aren't any other food sources in this area," Debra Shaffer, a regional director for Catholic Charities West Virginia, said. "Without the food provided, many of them would go without."
Italy’s civil unions bill a defeat for family, democracy, bishop says
Italian Archbishop Bruno Forte of Chieti-Vasto said that the passing of the bill through two confidence motions that circumvented a "free and open debate" was "unfair."
Military mantra, Catholic faith drove terminally ill woman to meet the pope
Despite stage 4 cancer, undergoing chemotherapy and missing a section from both thigh muscles, Tobin traveled to Rome, climbed corkscrew staircases and balanced on top of a chair to catch the pope's attention.
Vatican bank publishes 2015 annual report
The bank's net profit for 2015 was 16.1 million euros ($18.3 million) compared to 2014 net profits of 69.3 million euros ($75.5 million at last year's exchange rate).