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Mexico mops up after Patricia; ‘nature was kind,’ official says
An official with Caritas Mexico, the church's charitable arm, says the storm left a mess in parts of the dioceses serving the western states of Colima, Jalisco and Nayarit with flooding and property damage, but mostly impacted small settlements and rural areas.
Catholic League sports this weekend
See CatholicPhilly.com's schedule of Catholic League football games Oct. 24-25, and current standings for football and boys soccer.
St. Louis pastors, civic leaders puzzled by church fires
Catholic and Protestant pastors in the city are grappling with, and coming together over, a spate of fires at seven churches over two weeks.
Synod’s process good but has glitches, Archbishop Chaput says
The archbishop described in an interview what he hopes the final document will say about families and the need for proclaiming the truth with mercy.
If synod’s work came alive in church, judgment would end, says bishop
"It could be the start of a new church" that welcomes, accompanies, listens and "also speaks clearly" about God, Bishop Lucas Van Looy of Ghent, Belgium, said at a Vatican news conference Oct. 23.
Annual celebration helps parents cope with the loss of their babies
Whether they have lost a child recently or a while back, the parents still carry a heavy heart. They gather to honor the memory of their child and reflect on the uphill road they have faced in their mourning.
St. Maria Goretti called a friend who never leaves ‘a heart untouched’
From September to November of this year, the major relics of St. Maria Goretti are making a pilgrimage to the United States in what is called the "pilgrimage of mercy" -- an effort to prepare and catechize the U.S. for the Year of Mercy beginning Dec. 8.
Restoring walls, rebuilding communities: Ukrainians help one another
"We restore walls of the houses and destroy the walls between people," is the slogan of volunteers with "Building Ukraine Together."
Pope: Christians must adapt to change by staying true to Christ
"Times change and we Christians have to continuously change. We have to change firm in faith in Jesus Christ, firm in the truth of the Gospel," he said at Mass celebrated in the chapel of his residence Oct. 23.
Central African Republic faith leaders hope pope helps with peace
Religious leaders in the Central African Republic have predicted the pope's upcoming visit could reconcile opposing factions, three years after a Muslim-led rebellion plunged the country into civil war.