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Layman sees Vatican finance reforms being model for dioceses worldwide
Joseph F. X. Zahra, the council's deputy coordinator, said his group identified dioceses that exercise good financial management, operate in "an open, transparent manner" and have "the right controls in place to avoid misuse of funds."
Church still stands ready to offer help to abuse victims, says bishop
"Victims of abuse have helped us see the errors of the past," Bishop Burns said in a Nov. 10 telephone interview from Juneau with Catholic News Service. "It's important that we assist them in the healing process."
Polish dioceses get ready to welcome pilgrims before World Youth Day
Days in the Diocese invites World Youth Day pilgrims for an immersion experience the week ahead of the international gathering. All of Poland's 42 dioceses, except for the Archdiocese of Krakow, will host pilgrims days before World Youth Day kicks off in Krakow July 25.
World Youth Day host city attractive destination for travelers, pilgrims
Rynek Glowny, Krakow's main square, with its majestic basilica and medieval curiosities is the heart of Krakow, the enchanting former royal capital of Poland.
Going to World Youth Day? Food critic suggests bargain Polish treats
In advance of World Youth Day in July, Chicago food writer Mike Sula offers a guide to some bargain treats found in Krakow and elsewhere.
Priest: Child’s funeral brings mourners to ‘intersection of pain, anger’
The execution-style murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee was not what God wanted to happen, Father Michael Pfleger said at Tyshawn's funeral Nov. 10.
Vatican advance team, in Mexico, visits border city of Juarez
The Vatican's papal planning team, along with representatives of the Mexican government, visited in preparation for a possible trip, which would include encounters with the community, priests and seminarians and perhaps a prison visit in a lockup previously considered the worst in Latin America.
For 50 years, North American dialogue plants seed of Catholic-Orthodox unity
Fifty years ago, a group of American Catholic and Orthodox clergy and theologians undertook an unprecedented step under the auspices of their respective churches toward better understanding and, it was hoped, eventual unity. But the participants representing the churches never saw each other.
Evangelization congregation denies mismanaging property
The congregation released a statement Nov. 11 after several news reports claimed that Vatican-owned apartments were rented far below market value and that several of those owned by the congregation were rented at nominal rates to Italian politicians, entertainers and relatives of Vatican employees.
Author, whose husband shot 10 Amish kids, speaks on forgiveness
Marie Monville, author of a book on the West Nickel Mines School shooting, told 400 people at St. Maria Goretti Parish in Hatfield about the forgiveness offered by the Amish community, and the grace of God, in the tragedy's aftermath.