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Reconcile with God, resurrect hope in others, pope urges at Easter
Easter is a feast of hope, a celebration of God's mercy and a call to pray for and assist all who suffer, Pope Francis said before giving his solemn blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world).
Pope asks Pakistan government to ensure safety of Christians
UPDATED - After a bombing on Easter that targeted Christians, killing 70 and injuring hundreds, Pope Francis called on civil leaders to "ensure the security and serenity of the population, particularly ... religious minorities."
Mother Angelica, founder of EWTN, dies after long illness
The outspoken pioneer in Catholic cable television programming died Easter Sunday at 92. Archbishop Charles Chaput called her "one of the great American Catholics of the past half-century."
Amid security concerns, pope leads solemn Good Friday liturgy
Entering in silence and lying prostrate on the floor in front of the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis commemorated Jesus' death on the cross. The solemn liturgy proceeded with the notable presence of security personnel and Italian police.
Freedom of speech gets bumpy ride on U.S. college campuses
At a March 21 panel discussion at the Newseum in Washington, panelists bemoaned that it has "been a bad year for free speech" on campuses and placed the blame on government regulations, school administrators and more increasingly, campus students.
Vatican: Pope Benedict is frail, but his mind remains ‘perfectly lucid’
"In April, Pope Benedict XVI turns 89 years old. He is like a candle that is slowly, serenely fading, as it happens with many of us. He is calm, in peace with God, with himself and the world," Archbishop Ganswein told the Italian magazine BenEssere.
Franciscan sister says there was ‘no limit’ to Joe Garagiola’s generosity
Baseball legend and popular sports broadcaster Joe Garagiola, who died March 23 at age 90, recounted in a Catholic News Service interview 20 years ago how St. Peter Mission School in the Gila River Indian Community south of Phoenix claimed his heart.
Boston U. alum murdered in Congo was martyr of truth, says Assumptionist
Father Machozi had been threatened with death because he repeatedly "denounced the suffering of the Nande population caused by the presence of different armed groups dedicated to the illegal exploitation of coltan."
Report says poverty, racial disparity, other major issues face Gulf South
Louisiana ranks 51st -- dead last among all states and the District of Columbia -- in an index of nine "social justice indicators." Finishing just ahead of Louisiana on the index among Gulf South states -- but far down the national list -- were Mississippi (50th), Texas (49th), Alabama (48th) and Florida (41st).
Salesian priest kidnapped in Yemen believed still alive
The bishop leading the church in Yemen dismissed as false rumors that a priest kidnapped in the raid that killed four Missionaries of Charity this month was to be killed, and that he is still being held by his captors.