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Britain makes U-turn on resettling Syrian child refugees
Prime Minister David Cameron announced May 4 that the U.K. will at minimum take in 3,000 children from refugee camps in the Middle East. He was seen as balancing compassion and a concern for trafficking.
Chicago archbishop helps parish build neighborhood peace
More than 1,100 people have been shot in Chicago this year. Of the five most violent communities in the city, four are in walking distance of St. Martin de Porres Church, where Archbishop Blase Cupich celebrated Mass May 1.
New Jersey diocese welcomes new bishop
Formerly a priest of the Camden Diocese, Bishop James Checchio was ordained and installed as the new head of the Diocese of Metuchen in central New Jersey May 3. He had led the American seminary in Rome for 10 years.
Wildfires force evacuation of entire Canadian city
A bishop in the Alberta province was grateful there were no deaths or injuries during the evacuation of Port Arthur's 70,000 people within a few hours. The city was already reeling from an economic slowdown.
Vatican magazine gives voice to women in the church, official says
"Women-Church-World," a new monthly magazine published by the Vatican's newspaper, will highlight women in the church and "pave the way to a new habit" of listening to women, said a Vatican cardinal.
Congratulations to Philadelphia priest jubilarians
Priests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are celebrating significant anniversaries of their ordination this year. See our list of 44 priests.
Nothing can keep God from seeking those who stray, pope says
God is not part of humanity's "throwaway culture," Pope Francis said today. "God loves everyone, seeks out everybody -- one by one. The shepherd will be found where the lost sheep is."
Religious freedom worldwide has ‘spiraled downward,’ expert says
Robert George, chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, said religious liberty declined in the past year. In Europe, Muslims have been targeted in the backlash from terrorist attacks.
St. Katharine Drexel Shrine, motherhouse put up for sale
The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament's 44-acre site in Bensalem and a 2,200 acre property in Virginia will be sold. The remains of the order's foundress, Mother Katharine Drexel, will be moved to the cathedral.
Pope might have to buy a drink for soldiers’ bishop
In a military tradition, a bishop with the U.S. Archdiocese for Military Services gave Pope Francis a unit coin. If the next time he and the archbishop meet and the pope doesn't have the coin, he agreed to buy wine.