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For Idaho chef, faith is a vital ingredient of life
Most people know chef Lou Aaron for his culinary mastery, including the Idaho Ice Cream Potato, that draws crowds to his Westside Drive-in, a nationally recognized establishment given five stars on the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives."
New initiatives aim to help Catholics enrich prayer, giving during Lent
A mobile app for Catholic devotions, a way to help Christian refugees in the Middle East and an invitation to post a 10-second personal video on your faith are all new ways to experience Lent this year.
‘I’ve seen this in too many places,’ cardinal says of human trafficking
It has gotten to the point that in some urban centers, parents have to give explicit instructions to their young children on how to avoid being kidnapped, he said in his homily at the prayer service, conducted at St. Gabriel Church in Washington.
Pope sends off missionaries of mercy to help people open hearts to God
"Look upon your servants, Lord, that we are sending as messengers of mercy, salvation and peace. Guide their steps" and sustain them with "the power of your grace," the pope said during a special Ash Wednesday liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica Feb. 10.
College students spread abstinence message during True Love Week
In the days leading up to Valentine's Day, two groups of Wisconsin college students spread the message that true love is possible and can be found by practicing "right dating relationships."
House of Grace helps Arab ex-prisoners transition to life in Israel
Sultan Subouh, 32, has spent most of his life high on drugs or behind bars. But as he walked into the stone courtyard of the House of Grace after a full day's work as a handyman, he said he was determined to turn around his life.
Pope, meeting Iraqi leader, urges work for reconciliation
"I wish for Iraqis and for all of us -- for the whole world -- leaders like this," the pope said Feb. 10 as he gave the Iraqi leader a medallion featuring an olive tree -- a sign of peace -- that holds together a split rock.
Ash Wednesday begins Lenten season
Lent is a time when Christians are called to begin an inner journey of conversion of heart through prayer, fasting and charitable works. See CatholicPhilly.com's Lent 2016 section for tools to help you pray and live deeply these 40 days.
Giving to the poor is part of Year of Mercy, pope says
"I'll tell you something," Pope Francis said, "if this jubilee doesn't reach our pockets, it's not a real jubilee. Do you understand? This is in the Bible, eh, this pope isn't inventing that. It's in the Bible."
New Catholic-Muslim dialogue formed; Chicago archbishop named co-chair
"As the national conversation around Islam grows increasingly fraught, coarse and driven by fear and often willful misinformation, the Catholic Church must help to model real dialogue and goodwill," said Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of Springfield, Massachusetts, who is chairman of the committee.