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If you love God, care for what he has made, says cardinal
Cardinal Peter Turkson, who drafted the papal document on the environment, said in Ohio that two things God created "are crying to us -- the earth and the way we have abused it, and humanity, part of which is still needy and suffering."
Money laundering probe underway at Vatican
The Vatican office charged with financial oversight called for a civil investigation in August that includes possible insider trading and market manipulation of church funds, a spokesman confirmed.
‘VatiLeaks’ 2015: Books claim strong resistance to pope’s finance reform
Financial wrongdoing at the Vatican, leaked documents and arrests by the Vatican police may make it seem like 2012 all over again, but the serious situation is not the breach of papal privacy that the earlier scandal was.
Diocesan money managers hear of parish turnarounds
More than 325 fiscal professionals in dioceses across North America participated in a conference where they learned the necessity of financial transparency, and how some parishes have turned their red ink into black.
Diego Correa, Catholic musician, composer and vocalist, dies at 51
Only weeks after culminating his long career in liturgical music by leading the Hispanic Papal Choir and serving as a vocal soloist during the papal Mass Sept. 27 in Philadelphia, the native of Puerto Rico died Oct. 23.
Researcher finds something deep, life-changing within nuns’ cloister
A relationship that began a decade ago as a long-term project has, over time, evolved into a project she described as both broader and more profound.
Cardinal, adviser to pope, sees rich, poor responsible to protect earth
"As the pope said, it is not only thinking that the rich have to go to the poor, but how can each one of us, every one of us, take their own co-responsibility because all of us are responsible (for) our common home," Cardinal Rodriguez said.
Archdiocese raises $256,000 in CRS Rice Bowl collection
Catholic Relief Services' president said the support of Catholics in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for the annual Lenten program served as a “constant reminder of our connection with God’s family.”
Those who give their lives in service are not losers, pope says
Serving and giving oneself for others may make one "seem like a loser in the eyes of the world," but in reality that person is imitating Christ's love and service, which conquered death and gave life to the world, Pope Francis said.
St. Peter Parish plans Mass to honor military veterans
The Knights of Columbus, Boy Scouts and other ministries are hosting a program Nov. 8 at the Chester County parish to offer respect for Americans who put their lives on the line, past and present.