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People think Little Sisters getting bad deal from feds, poll shows
According to a Marist Poll survey, 53% of Americans say it is "unfair" how the federal government is treating the Little Sisters of the Poor in the dispute over compliance with the contraceptive mandate.
Archbishop clarifies church’s role in Catholic school teachers’ pension
"It's very important that you, in the media, are able to read, study, the (retirement) plan's statutes, which is not the archdiocese's," said the archbishop.
Young nun, postulants among hundreds of Ecuador earthquake victims
Six members of the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother, including a young nun from Northern Ireland, are among the dead in the strongest earthquake to strike Ecuador since 1979.
From nightmare to dream: Syrian refugees thank pope for safety
All three families saw their homes bombarded in Syria and all three arrived in Greece from Turkey on overloaded rubber boats months ago.
Mississippi becomes fourth state to ban dismemberment abortions
"This law has the power to change how the public views the gruesome reality of abortion in the United States," Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life, said in a statement.
People still await government housing help one year after Nepal quake
"The initial response to the quake was wonderful. The United Nations and others got aid quickly to those who needed it. But then everything slowed down," Jesuit Father Bill Robins told Catholic News Service.
Kenyan nun killed in Yemen remembered during memorial Mass
A Kenyan member of the Missionaries of Charity killed in an attack on a nursing home in Yemen was remembered during a memorial Mass as defending her Catholic faith at the time of her death.
Words and deeds can’t be separated, pope tells new priests
Celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis ordained 11 new priests; nine were ordained for the Diocese of Rome and two of the new priests -- including one born in Baghdad -- belong to the Rogationist religious order.
St. Michael’s hosts outdoor mission series
St. Michael Parish in North Philadelphia is holding its second annual Great Mission on five consecutive Sundays in the Easter season through mid-May in Norris Square Park, six blocks from the church.
Archdiocesan priest named top CSS volunteer for work in Chester
Father Anthony Orth, pastor of St. Gabriel Parish in Norwood, offers his time to serve at the Coffee Club in Chester, a drop-in service for the homeless. He is one of 2,200 volunteers of Catholic Social Services.