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St. Joseph sister, a teacher and silversmith, dies at 95
Sister of St. Joseph Helene A. Gardner, formerly Sister Saint Luke, used her master of fine arts degree to craft silver eucharistic vessels. She was also a coordinator of adult education during her 76 years of religious life.
Franciscan sister and Seattle native dies at 93
Sister of St. Francis Marie Evelyn Sinnett, formerly Sister Mary Leonard, served most of her 72 years of religious life in Washington and Oregon, with the past 16 years in prayer ministry in Aston.
Franciscan sister dies after 19 years in prayer ministry
Sister Francis Carmel Gonzon, O.S.F., 71, died in Aston. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 49 years.
Catholic agencies have long forged relationships with new House speaker
They said he appears to want to solve the problems facing the country, especially the needs of 46.5 million Americans living in poverty.
Pennsylvania priest builds ministry one Lego at a time
Bob Simon fell in love with two things at the age of 5 -- the Catholic Church and building with Lego. Now, as a 51-year-old priest, Father Simon has discovered a way to merge both of these passions.
China announces it will change its policy, allow all families 2 children
The Oct. 29 announcement was contained in a Xinhua news agency report on the Communist Party's Central Committee in Beijing. It said China would allow all couples to have two children, but did not provide additional details.
Strength in adversity: When families are everything
The Catholic Church has long defended the family as the basic unit of society and as a "school of humanity." The family as a bastion of love and protection in times of war and disaster is a reality, not a pious platitude, said two members of the Synod of Bishops.
Cardinal Parolin: Apostolic exhortation on the family could come soon
"I imagine that it won't take long because usually these things should be done in a relatively short time, otherwise it loses its strength a bit, its impact," Cardinal Parolin told Vatican Radio Oct. 28.
Pope: God doesn’t condemn sinners; he weeps, waits for their conversion
God will wait until the final moments of a sinner's life, like he did for the good thief on the cross, who mocked and derided Christ, but then repented and was saved, the pope said in his homily.
Language must change in order to build peace, cardinal says
Expressing everything in terms of balance of power -- the struggles of groups and classes, friends and enemies -- creates fertile ground for social barriers, contempt, even hatred and terrorism and their veiled or open justification.