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Alaska priest who visited parishes by plane and by kayak dies at 46
The Diocese of Juneau, Alaska, is mourning the loss of a young priest, an outdoorsman who spread the Gospel in tiny Alaskan communities as well as online.
Survival of Christianity in Middle East at critical point due to ongoing persecution
Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad said Christians continue to be persecuted, and dialogue and reconciliation in the region are being threatened.
Celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Father Gus Puleo, pastor of St. Patrick Parish, shares the story of Juan Diego and his experience with the Blessed Mother appearing to him in 1531 in northwestern Mexico. The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated Dec. 12.
Our Lady of Guadalupe enthusiasm overpowers devotion to St. Juan Diego
Although Juan Diego was declared a saint 13 years ago, a significant devotion to him has not developed since his canonization.
Pope Francis blesses cornerstone of new cathedral in Raleigh Diocese
Pope Francis, following his regular Wednesday audience in Rome on Dec. 9, blessed the cornerstone of Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral for the Diocese of Raleigh and met with Raleigh’s Bishop Michael F. Burbidge.
Pope Francis’ 2015: Family, ecology, but mostly mercy
From the heart of the universal church to the heart of Africa, the pope showed how Christians with a joyful, living faith take calculated risks, engage in discernment and even debate, and resist the natural temptation to stay safe and cozy at home, letting everything move along like it always has.
Syrian family arrives in Indianapolis with ‘so much hope in their eyes’
The two small children and their parents were exhausted as their plane landed in Indianapolis at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7. These were not the average tired travelers coming home from a tourist trip. This was a family arriving to their new home, ready to start a new life in a new country.
Faith leaders, senators say U.S. must not ‘pause’ refugee resettlement
A coalition of religious leaders joined three U.S. senators on Capitol Hill Dec. 8 to say "enough is enough" to those who want to bar Muslim refugees from Syria and other Middle East trouble spots from the U.S. after terrorist attacks in Paris and Southern California.
Philadelphia representative reflects on ‘Gaudium et spes’ conference
Bethany Welch shares her experience of attending a conference in Rome to commemorate the 50th anniversary of "Gaudium et spes" ("Joy and Hope").
Muslim leaders say ‘no justification’ for terror exists in true Islam
"There is nothing in our faith that would require or allow someone to take 14 innocent lives," said Mohammad Abdul Aleem.