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On eve of Passover, local Catholics extend prayers to Jews
Archbishop Charles Chaput sent greetings to the Jewish community in the Philadelphia region and hoped Passover would bring to Jews “renewed hope and spiritual vitality.”
Brothers, sisters, fathers: Religious orders key to global child protection
In a continuing effort to protect children, the Catholic Church's focus is now turning to religious orders of men and women, who run most of the 300,000 Catholic schools and orphanages around the world.
Norwegian bishop: To avoid same-sex marriage, no more civil weddings
Bishop Bernt Eidsvig of Oslo told Catholic News Service that he would have to seek permission from the Vatican, but added, "It's clear we must distinguish our own church marriages from others."
Bishops welcome Commons vote to declare ISIS atrocities ‘genocide’
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster said the 278-0 vote recognized "the tragedy being suffered by the people of Syria and across the Middle East."
Charity begins at home, but must not stop there, pope says
"The cradle and the home" of Catholic charity is the family, the pope said April 21 during a meeting with about 700 delegates to a convention of diocesan Caritas operations.
Lay missionaries find purpose and spiritual growth during work abroad
The Catholic Volunteer Network is one of the largest Catholic coordinators of mission trips and the organization had 2,668 lay missionaries serving within the U.S. during 2014-2015 and 428 serving internationally.
Vatican suspends outside audit while reviewing contract
The audit had been paused because there are "underway detailed studies of some aspects relative to the agreement" reached with the firm, which is one of the largest auditing firms in the world.
From Temple to cathedral: One man’s path to priesthood
Matt Biedrzycki might have laughed at the idea of becoming a priest while at Northeast Catholic High School. But while attending Temple University, he had a conversion experience through the Newman Center and began discerning the call to priesthood. See the first in our series of profiles of the four men to be ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on May 21 at the cathedral.
Rescued refugees report hundreds drowned in Mediterranean
A merchant ship rescued 41 refugees, including a 3-year-old child. They told human rights workers they saw as many as 500 others drown when the refugees' boat sank.
Groups hail defeat of Mississippi bill on police detaining immigrants
"Under this bill, if someone was stopped without their driver's license, they could be detained and transferred" to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.