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Supporting equal rights for all must include right to life, says bishop

One of the country's top African-American Christian leaders and head of the fifth largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. urged more than 15,000 Southern Californians to "stand for justice for the unborn" and "proclaim that all babies deserve the right to life."

Iowa caucuses, lawmakers getting payday lending issue on their radar

Payday lending, an issue that has resonated in states with big cities, is now getting on the radar in largely rural Iowa, whose biggest city, Des Moines, barely tops 200,000.

Pro-life pilgrims stuck on highway in snow find fellowship, blessings

Catholic youths were among those stuck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike overnight on the way home from the annual March for Life in Washington. They shared stories that include attending an impromptu roadside Mass complete with a snow altar.

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.