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Foundation to award grants to Catholic schools, churches, charities
The Westerman Foundation, based in Edmond, plans to award $1 million in grants to Catholic schools, parishes and charitable organizations and is currently accepting grant applications.
In democracy, all groups must have voice, pope tells Ecuadorean leaders
Saying that having received the keys to the city made him "at home" here, Pope Francis called for inclusiveness, dialogue and mutual respect in civic life in Ecuador and the rest of Latin America.
Educate young to care for others, for the earth, pope tells teachers
"God gives us not only life, he gives us the earth, he gives us all of creation," the pope told an estimated 5,000 educators and students gathered for an outdoor meeting at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador.
Death penalty protests bring together families of victims, the executed
On the same day the death of exonerated death-row inmate Glenn Ford in Louisiana made national headlines, a fast and vigil opposing the death penalty began in Washington.
Reservation’s summer camps combine Bible study, Lakota cultural lessons
This camp is run through St. Francis Mission, which is an outreach ministry headed by the Society of Jesus for the 20,000 Sioux people on the Rosebud reservation.
Same-sex votes show society abandoning its heritage, cardinal says
The referendum in Ireland and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage show Western society is abandoning its Christian legal foundations, said Australian Cardinal George Pell.
Building unity in church, society is key to evangelization, pope says
Catholics will never be effective evangelizers if they are squabbling among themselves, and they cannot show the world how faith in Christ responds to the human yearning for freedom and peace if they are divided, Pope Francis said.
Florida’s abortion waiting period on hold after second judge’s ruling
A new Florida law establishing a 24-hour waiting period for women seeking an abortion has not gone into effect, after court rulings on lawsuits and appeals.
Five Texas missions, including the Alamo, declared World Heritage Sites
Five centuries-old Spanish missions in Texas newly declared as World Heritage Sites by a U.N. agency "have helped to shape the face of San Antonio," said Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller.
Spreading word of the whats and hows of the World Meeting
Most already know about the coming World Meeting of Families and visit by Pope Francis, but a committee is working to let people know every detail for the September events.