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English cardinal warns teachers against Islamic State recruitment
It can take just one month to turn a disenfranchised teenage Catholic student into fanatical Islamic terrorist, an English cardinal planned to warn Catholic teachers.
Pope’s challenge is to expand vision of mercy during year, says speaker
Father Garcia, a senior adviser for clergy outreach with Catholic Relief Services, said the pope "doesn't want us to sit around the church and look at each other and say, 'OK, let's have mercy on each other inside the church.'"
Pair who were in Benghazi say they felt God’s protection in firefight
Not only are there no atheists in foxholes, but some of the denominational differences seem to disappear, too, once you're under heavy fire.
Tens of thousands rally at the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco
Tens of thousands of people rallied in San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza Jan. 23 and then walked down Market Street for the 12th annual Walk for Life West Coast, undaunted by intermittent rain, abortion protesters who briefly disrupted one of the speakers, or by traffic congestion related to the upcoming Super Bowl.
Catholic agency helping Flint residents with water crisis
Following the discovery of lead in the Michigan city's drinking water, relief organizations including the Lansing Diocese's Catholic Charities have been working day and night to provide safe water to the community.
Washington’s snow fails to muffle spirits at March for Life
Though record high snow fall kept the number of participants lower than past years, intrepid pro-lifers from the Philadelphia area showed their dedication to the cause of life last Friday, Jan. 22.
St. Joseph’s marks 100 years of growth, change in Delco
Archbishop Chaput will celebrate the Collingdale parish's 100th anniversary with Mass followed by a party on Feb. 6.
Pope tells Iran’s president he has ‘high hopes’ for peace
While Pope Francis usually asks those he meets for their prayers, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a Shiite cleric, pre-empted the pope's request and said, "I ask you to pray for me."
Children have the right to a mother and a father, Italian cardinal says
With the Italian Senate set to vote on a bill recognizing civil unions, the president of the Italian bishops' conference said the country's bishops are united in reaffirming the rights of children to be raised by both a mother and a father.
Christianity ‘running on fumes,’ Bishop Barron says
Los Angeles Bishop Robert Barron said it's a "disaster" that only 30 percent of Catholics in the United States receive Communion. For the church to retain Catholics and attract new ones, "We've got to be bold."