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U.S. official says protection of religious minorities is top priority
"Protecting religious minorities who have fled their countries," he said, is the first step in the U.S. government's approach to confronting religious persecution.
Mexican state responds on social media after bishop convenes peace march
The event attracted an estimated 20,000 marchers from parish communities, along with business leaders, opposition and civil society.
Former pastor, renowned for his preaching, dies at 77
Father John Wilz was a former teacher at Roman Catholic High School and pastor emeritus of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Horsham. "When he preached, he taught," said a priest friend.
Archbishop: World Meeting of Families is part of wider church renewal
"The IX World Meeting of Families in Dublin is not an isolated event. It belongs within a process of discernment and encouragement, of accompaniment and animation of families," Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin said.
Beloved pastor emeritus Msgr. Joseph Kane dies at 82
The retired pastor of St. Robert Parish in Warrington once said he never had a bad priestly assignment in his 54 years of ministry. In addition to loving his parishioners, he was a big Phillies fan.
I.H.M. sister, longtime Catholic high school teacher, dies at 80
Sister Immaculata Mary Jerome was a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for 59 years. She served at St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls for 16 years.
Sister of St. Joseph, hospital chaplain and teacher, dies at 79
Sister Patricia Lee Murphy, S.S.J. (formerly Sister Thomas Josepha), served in the Archdioceses of Philadelphia and Newark in her 61 years in religious life.
Sister Eugenie Madeleine Gaddi, S.S.J., dies at 89
In her 72 years of religious life, she held several leadership positions with the Sisters of St. Joseph congregation and served as a teacher.
Priest in Vietnam released before Obama’s visit
In photos released by the Archdiocese of Hue, the 80-year-old priest can be seen kneeling before the archbishop upon his return to his parish. The archdiocese reported that the priest was in good health.
‘The meeting is the message,’ pope tells head of al-Azhar
After five years of tension and top-level silence, Pope Francis and the grand imam of one of the most important Sunni Muslim universities in the world embraced at the Vatican May 23.