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Pope: Live your faith during Lent, perform works of mercy
"Faith finds expression in concrete everyday actions meant to help our neighbors in body and spirit," the pope said in his message for Lent, which begins Feb. 10 for Latin-rite Catholics.
Helping those on the margins implicit in Catholic faith, says bishop
Sometimes addressing human needs means having the ability to recognize the unique suffering of women. Other times, it means being patient when someone is putting little green soldiers on the altar.
After backlash, Archbishop Nienstedt to leave Michigan parish
Following complaints, Archbishop John Nienstedt is leaving a temporary position with a parish in Michigan. The former archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis resigned after charges the church did not protect children.
Pope asks mercy, pardon for ways Christians have harmed one another
"As bishop of Rome and pastor of the Catholic Church, I want to beg for mercy and forgiveness for un-Gospel-like behavior on the part of Catholics against Christians of other churches," the pope said Jan. 25 at a prayer service concluding the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
U.S. priest laments destruction of Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery
"I had the same emotional and perhaps spiritual experience as I did when I was standing over the bodies of fallen soldiers," Father Jeffrey Whorton told Catholic News Service after seeing pictures of the monastery's destruction.
Five parishes learn of reorganization in Port Richmond
Archbishop Chaput has accepted a two-phase plan for the lower Northeast Philadelphia parishes. Two will merge, as others will begin a new partnership model expected to be complete by June 2017.
March for Life marks 43rd anniversary of Roe decision legalizing abortion
Catholic admonitions about inclusion mixed with strong political language before the March of Life got underway Jan. 22 in Washington.
Pope plans to visit Sweden to commemorate Reformation anniversary
Pope Francis "intends to participate" in the joint ceremony to commemorate next year's anniversary, the Vatican press office said in a written communique.
Papal envoy opens eucharistic congress by declaring war on poverty
"The Eucharist calls for ... a third world war against poverty," said Cardinal Bo, "a third world war against the cruelty of dogs getting fed with sumptuous, organic food, while poor children scramble for scraps from the table."
Nix being ‘normal,’ selfish, slaves of success, pope tells seminarians
Pope Francis told a group of seminarians that seeking a so-called "normal" life in the priesthood would turn them into pastors who were "mediocre or worse."