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Year after year, Capitol Hill church reliable way station for pro-lifers
Despite the impending blizzard Jan. 22, O'Connor said the volunteers expected to greet busloads from Illinois, New Jersey, Florida, Alabama, and from as far away as North Dakota, as well as parishioners from the Washington area who arrive at the nearby Metro station and walk over.
Pope advances causes of Argentinian priest, Japanese samurai
Pope Francis has cleared the way for Blessed Brochero to become Argentina's first saint. The pope said the priest "did not stay in the sacristy combing the sheep." Also noted was a 17th century Japanese martyr.
Pope: Speak truth with love, denounce evil without alienating sinners
"We can and we must judge situations of sin -- such as violence, corruption and exploitation -– but we may not judge individuals, since only God can see into the depths of their hearts," he said.
Archbishop says list of accused clergy sign of transparency on abuse issue
The 77 clergymen and religious named on the Seattle Archdiocese's website have allegations that are either admitted, established or determined to be credible, between 1923 and 2008.
Pope’s visit to Chiapas, Mexico, seen to affirm ministry of indigenous deacons
"There are not many priests here so we offer them assistance whenever possible," Deacon Anselmo Hernandez, 64, said of his role as a deacon serving the Guadalupe barrio.
A faster, easier and free path to healing after divorce
The Philadelphia Archdiocese has put in place Pope Francis' changes to the process of granting annulments for marriages that ended in divorce. Online forms and waived fees can ease the path toward remarriage.
Foot-washing ritual not limited to men, Vatican says in new decree
Pope Francis said the rubric of the Roman Missal, which mentions only men as participants in the Holy Thursday rite, should be changed so that priests can choose from all members of the church.
Shrines are welcoming homes of forgiveness, mercy, pope says
In an audience with employees, workers and rectors of shrines and pilgrimage offices taking part in a Jubilee Year pilgrimage Jan. 21, the pope said shrines are "a privileged place" where pilgrims can feel "loved and looked upon with eyes of mercy."
Church leaders condemn new vandalism at two Christian sites in Jerusalem
Two teenagers were arrested in connection with the vandalism of two Christian sites next to the Old City.
Pro-lifers plow ahead with plans to march in D.C.
Despite the foot of snow expected to fall on Philadelphia Friday and Saturday and two feet in Washington, D.C. area, the annual March for Life Jan. 22 in the nation’s capital has not been postponed or cancelled.