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In Britain, disagreement over effects of gender-neutral facilities
Catholic schools that voluntarily set up gender-neutral toilets or changing rooms to accommodate increasing numbers of transgender students could be sued in the event of a sex attack, a Catholic lawyer warned.
New nuncio to U.S. says he’s ready to listen and learn
Archbishop Christophe Pierre said a nuncio's mission is "to help the pope understand -- the pope and those that work with him -- to understand what's going on."
When it comes to happiness, there’s no app for that, pope tells teens
Pope Francis made a surprise visit to 100,000 teenagers April 23 in St. Peter's Square. He placed a purple stole over his shoulders and sat down for one hour, offering the sacrament of reconciliation to 16 boys and girls.
Vatican denies Bensalem parishioners’ appeal of 2014 merger
A decree from the Holy See confirmed the 2014 merger of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish with St. Thomas Aquinas Parish at its Croydon campus, Bucks County. St. Elizabeth Church is still used for Sunday Mass.
Planned Parenthood CEO at Georgetown said dismissive of pro-life views
Georgetown Right to Life members complained Cecile Richards restricted questions to the final eight minutes of her one-hour event. She took only four questions, just two of them from pro-life students.
Inquiry into Dorothy Day’s life next step in sainthood cause
The Dorothy Day Guild said on its website that the names of 256 people had been submitted as potential eyewitnesses to Day's life.
Culture Project to host event at St. Charles Seminary
The second annual Mass and Brunch on Saturday, April 30 will celebrate the organization’s mission of life, love, virtue and cultural restoration.
How to make the parish a well-run operation
A church management program at Villanova University is training laypeople, seminarians and priests from six continents to combine practical business skills with theological insights to benefit parishes and dioceses.
Head of Knights urges action by U.S. after Kerry’s genocide declaration
If Christians and other religious minorities disappear in Iraq and Syria, "pluralism and stability leave with them," the head of the Knights of Columbus told a congressional commission April 19.
Church is no longer ‘church of the poor,’ says Indian theologian nun
"Today the church is no more the church of the poor, but one can even say it is the church of institutions," said Presentation Sister Shalini Mulackal, president of Indian Theological Association.