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Regina Angelorum Academy Hosts St. Nicholas Festival

Regina Angelorum Academy will host a St. Nicholas Festival on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Colman Parish in Ardmore. Shop the artisans for those special gifts, pick up your Christmas cookies at the Cookie Lane while the kids have the chance to go to St. Nick’s Gift Shop and find […]

Choice is clear, pope says: Protect environment or destroy it

The international community is facing a stark and serious choice on climate change, Pope Francis said in Kenya before next week's climate conference in Paris. "We have no right" to remain indifferent to human dignity, he said.

Pope ends Kenya visit defending rights of poor, denouncing tribalism

Pope Francis visited Nairobi's Kangemi neighborhood, a slum with tiny dwellings made of cinder block, tin or reclaimed boards. The homes are jumbled together with dirt paths running between them.

Ugandans give pope exuberant welcome as he urges unity

Dancers wearing traditional attire and playing drums and horns welcomed Pope Francis to their capital where he mentioned the Ugandan martyrs who "remind us of the importance that faith, moral rectitude and commitment to the common good" play in Africa.

Refugees headed to U.S. are fully vetted, official says

The extensive vetting process that all refugees undergo before arriving in the United States "screens out any possible threat of terrorism," said the executive director of the U.S. bishops' Migration and Refugee Services.

Arriving in Kenya, pope says tolerance, respect are keys to peace

Pope Francis was greeted at Nairobi's main airport by a small group of dancers, women ululating and President Uhuru Kenyatta. The pope then traveled past hundreds of offices and factories where employees lined the road to greet him.

Cathedral Basilica sets 40 Hours devotion

The theme of the cathedral parish's annual devotion is preparation for the Year of Mercy. Special Masses, adoration and liturgies are planned for Nov. 29 to Dec. 1.

Youths at national conference ‘get’ the vitality of the church

As 23,000 youths from across the country worshiped together during the closing Mass of the National Catholic Conference in Indianapolis, Leanna Long felt "amazingly overwhelmed" to be in the midst of so many people who shared her faith.

Kentucky teen says Catholic youth conference ‘will change my life’

"I've witnessed the most amazing thing in my life -- 24,000 kids kneeling and staring at the Eucharist," the 15-year-old from the Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky, said Nov. 20.

St. Norbert Parish hosts talks on Internet porn

Jason Evert will present “Parenting for Purity” at the Paoli parish on Thursday, Dec. 10. Jason will talk with parents while teens enjoy pizza, then he will talk later with them. Music and benediction will round out the program.