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Bolivian families, church workers hope pope’s prison visit spurs change
Pope Francis plans to visit the Palmasola prison July 10, showing his concern for an oft-abandoned, neglected and stigmatized segment of society.
New program helps students with special needs get Catholic education
The Foundation for Inclusive Religious Education of West Virginia is making it possible for all students to have access to an education grounded in the lived Gospel values of the Catholic faith.
Papal visit to home spotlights plight of seniors in many countries
During the half-hour visit to the home run by the Missionaries of Charity July 8, the pope blessed each resident, the workers and the sisters, pausing often to exchange words with them or embrace them.
Archbishop Ryan H.S. names alum its new principal
Joseph McFadden, a 1997 graduate of Ryan and an English teacher and leader at the Northeast Philadelphia school since 2001, will begin his tenure July 13. He's the first product of the school to become its principal.
Arriving in Bolivia, pope insists on church’s role in public life
Praising Bolivia's efforts to include all its citizens in the country's economic, political and social life, Pope Francis also defended the record and the right of the Catholic Church to be an active member of society and the right of the bishops to comment on public issues.
Pope’s address to Congress will be broadcast to crowd outside Capitol
Members of the public can watch Pope Francis' historic address on the West Front of the Capitol Sept. 24, House Speaker John Boehner announced July 8.
Greek archbishop hopeful for new deal to save his country’s economy
"At this critical moment, we're all hoping some new agreement might still be reached," said Archbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos of Athens.
Dominican-backed Hope House grows new life in a Detroit neighborhood
"It was sort of like going down," Malone said of the neighborhood when he moved there from Maryland in 2008. "People's houses was raggedy. Then they started fixing up."
California assisted suicide bill appears dead for 2015
A group of Southern California Latino Democratic Assembly members broke ranks with their party to oppose the bill, a move assisted suicide advocates attributed to the intervention of the Catholic Church, specifically Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez.
Papal visit helps dispel idea that Morales wants to destroy church
Catholic officials and observers expressed hope the pope's July 8-10 visit to Bolivia offers the opportunity to turn the page on nearly 10 years of mutual suspicions, public criticisms and the church losing its previously privileged position in a newly approved constitution.