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Sisters of Life hold up dignity of single moms in 25-year-old ministry
The serious work of fulfilling the order's vow to "protect and enhance the sacredness of human life" is leavened by a joyful attitude nourished through communal prayer.
Seminarians, deacon candidates receive ministry at St. Charles Seminary
For the Archdiocese of Philadelphia six seminarians and 15 candidates for the permanent diaconate received the ministry of acolyte May 7, through which they will distribute holy Communion.
Pope prays for people displaced by Canadian wildfires
Pope Francis said he was praying for the nearly 90,000 people left homeless in Fort McMurray, Alberta Province, and asked God to bless civil authorities coordinating the city's evacuation and providing shelter.
Health care is a right, not a privilege, pope says
The Catholic Church is not a fancy medical clinic for the rich, but a "field hospital" that -- often literally -- provides the only medical care some people will ever receive, Pope Francis said.
At Vatican trial, witness says author had right to publish documents
Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi did not plot the release of leaked Vatican financial documents with another journalist and was free to publish them, a defense witness told a Vatican court in the "Vatileaks" trial.
Families show love for Blessed Mother in May procession
More than 100 families from across the Archdiocese prayed at the cathedral last Sunday to thank God for blessings and Mary's intercession. Essayists described who exemplifies Mary in their life.
Culture Project event aims to restore human dignity in America
About 130 Catholic young adults from the Philadelphia-based organization held a brunch event April 30 to support its missionaries as they engage young people personally and through the media.
Greatest draw to priesthood? A happy priest, says deacon
Matt Windle was working and dating before he turned to prayer and studying to become a priest at St. Charles Seminary. Serving in parishes, he saw how much his priest-mentors enjoyed ministry. See the last in our series on the men to be ordained priests May 21.
Faith does not deaden pain but teaches that it is passing, pope says
The Gospel reading May 6 was Jesus' telling his disciples before the crucifixion that they would face a time of weeping and grieving, "but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you."
Pope tells struggling Europe he has a dream for its future
As Europe faces an unprecedented influx of immigrants and refugees while struggling to counter continued economic woes, Pope Francis urged the continent to step up to its responsibilities with renewed hope, not cower behind walls and treaties.