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New Catholic Charities campaign takes aim at ‘scandalous’ poverty rate
The name of the campaign, "#End45 -- Raise a Hand to End Poverty in America," reflects the 45 million people in the U.S. who live in poverty.
Migration, freedom, ecology to be topics on pope trip, cardinal says
Arriving in the United States from Cuba, Pope Francis "will enter as a migrant" as millions of people have done before him, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
No one can pretend not to know Syrians, Iraqis are suffering, pope says
Millions of Iraqis and Syrians are facing poverty and even death, neighboring countries are bearing more than their fair share of the burden of helping refugees, arms dealers are getting richer and the international community seems helpless, Pope Francis said.
Pope says he is ‘a bit feminist,’ thanks women religious for hard work
"The church thanks you for this, it is a beautiful witness. This is being close. Be close! Close to people's problems, real problems," he said during an audience Sept. 17 with young consecrated women and men from around the world, including Iraq and Syria.
U.S. Catholics support pope, see need to embrace ‘new balance’ in politics
Among Catholics likely to vote in the next election, 77 percent agreed Catholics should consider a wide range of issues rather than only "non-negotiable" issues, according to a new poll.
Pilgrims heading to Neumann U by bus and on foot for papal events
Franciscan hospitality, including hot showers, will be offered at the Aston campus to pilgrims from other Franciscan colleges and diocesan groups.
Bus service aims to ease parking at train stations
SEPTA train passengers coming to the papal events won't need to rely on parking at the station lots. PopeBus.com will ferry people from 52 park-and-ride lots to the train stations.
Pope, Council of Cardinals discuss how bishops are chosen
Pope Francis has asked his international Council of Cardinals to study the way the church vets, identifies and appoints bishops around the world, looking particularly at the qualities needed in a bishop today.
He’ll meet the pope, and one wonders, who is luckier?
Gerry Davis and his family will bring up the offertory gifts at a Mass with Pope Francis in Philadelphia. The pope will meet a devout Catholic family man who leads by example, as he was raised.
‘Complex’ trip to Cuba, U.S. will be pope’s longest, spokesman says
Briefing reporters about the trip, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said the plans were "enriched" after Pope Francis agreed to go to the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia and, particularly, after the United States and Cuba announced they were moving toward normalizing diplomatic relations.