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Polish church unveils preliminary plan for pope’s July visit
Pope Francis will visit the former Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau during a July 27-31 visit to Poland for the celebration of World Youth Day, the Polish bishops announced.
Bosnian church questions chances for peace unless rights are recognized
A Catholic official in Bosnia-Herzegovina blamed "legalized injustices" for preventing Catholics from helping peace efforts in the months since Pope Francis visited the country last June.
Pope marks third anniversary of election with talk on mercy
Pope Francis celebrated the third anniversary of his election with a simple Tweet -- "Pray for me" -- and the usual Sunday recitation of the Angelus prayer with tens of thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square.
Local therapist tells of porn addiction and danger for kids
A Philadelphia-area specialist in pornography's impact on families spoke to audiences in Florida this week, warning against unsupervised Internet access for children. "This stuff ... is poison," he said.
Girls basketball All-Catholic teams named
See our list of first team, second team and honorable mention standouts for the year, including Neumann Goretti senior Alisha Keebe as Most Valuable Player.
Catholic boys, girls compete in PIAA basketball this weekend
Through two rounds of statewide competition, seven local Catholic high schools remain alive, and all of them play in the quarterfinals this weekend. See locations, times and match ups.
Challenging questions can be sign of faith, preacher tells pope
"It gives me hope to see how, among the people of God, questions continue to grow and no one is content with the same old answers," Father Ronchi told the retreatants.
After 50 years, rumors of God’s death still greatly exaggerated
It hit like the proverbial ton of bricks: the Time magazine cover story of April 8, 1966 -- Good Friday that year -- asking, "Is God Dead?" The tenor of the times made it a plausible question.
With drought, Ethiopian church feeds kids to keep them in school
Rural Catholic schools are becoming feeding centers during the worst drought in 50 years. Only 1 percent of Ethiopians are Catholic, yet the church is the country's second-largest provider of health and education services.
Auschwitz sets up tour dates just for World Youth Day pilgrims
The museum has set aside July 20-28 and Aug. 1-3 for participants in World Youth Day, which runs July 26-31 in Krakow, about one-and-a-half hours away.