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Pope approves new financial regulations for sainthood causes
In his book "Merchants in the Temple," Gianluigi Nuzzi claimed the Congregation for Saints' Causes was among the most reluctant Vatican offices to cooperate with the papally appointed commission and needed immediate action to promote transparency and honesty.
Germantown forum discusses the wounds of racism
More than 100 people from 14 archdiocesan parishes met at the Miraculous Medal Shrine to discuss candidly their experiences of racial discrimination in the church, and their inspiration for remaining Catholic.
Catholic silence on involvement in Middle East called ‘massive failure’
"What is troubling," said San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy, "is all three recent popes were clearly opposed to the wars, yet at no level in the Catholic community was there any major opposition or sustained witness."
Pastors find options to help coax people back to sacrament of reconciliation
"If you go to a holy Mass and you want to receive (the Eucharist) and you know there is a sin that prevents you from receiving holy Communion, we make it available before holy Mass so the person actually can receive."
Students’ speaking invitation to Planned Parenthood CEO draws criticism
In a statement, the archdiocese said the issue is not about free speech because "lacking in this choice by the student group is any reflection of what should be an environment of morality, ethics and human decency that one expects on a campus that asserts its Jesuit and Catholic history and identity."
USCCB, other faith groups file Supreme Court brief in immigration case
Immigration guidelines that defer the deportation of millions of people provide "substantial humanitarian benefits" and should be permitted to stand, said the brief filed by the U.S. bishops and 24 other faith-based organizations.
New report details genocide by Islamic State against Christians, minorities
The 278-page document urges the U.S. State Department to declare as genocide the murders, torture and rapes against religious and ethnic minorities committed by the Islamic militants in the Middle East and North Africa.
Our Lady of Port Richmond School hosts fundraisers
A basketball tournament will benefit a charity, while a book fair and basket auction will support the regional Catholic school in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section.
She affirms life, right to the end
As a hospice-care nurse, Bunny Dugan believes she is called to accompany people as their life ends and they go into the next, where “God is preparing a place for us.”
Doing the heavy lifting: Women leaders share their stories at Vatican event
For the third time the Voices of Faith celebration of International Women's Day, March 8, brought Catholic women to the Casina Pio IV, a villa nestled in the Vatican gardens.