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Tickets for papal address in Philadelphia go up today
The allotment of 10,000 tickets for Pope Francis’ address on immigration and religious liberty on Sept. 26 at Independence Hall will be available today at noon.
150 immigrants and refugees in New York will meet pope
The day before he arrives in Philadelphia, Pope Francis will go to Harlem and see the work Catholic Charities offers for men, women and children coming to America.
On persecuted Christians, pope calls out complicity of idle countries
Governments who not only take no action to stop anti-Christian persecution are accomplices in their deaths, Pope Francis said today at Mass with Armenian Catholic leaders.
Steps taken to ease concerns for papal event attendees
People who initially wanted to come to Philadelphia this month have seen missteps and confusion, but also new information lately. At the end of the day, any inconveniences will likely fade like an autumn sunset.
Pope Francis will lead the parades in Philadelphia
Two papal parades, new logistical details and 30,000 tickets for closer access will allow thousands a better glimpse of the pope in Philadelphia later this month.
Doctrine, pastoral realities are not at odds, pope tells theologians
In fact, theologians can help by “taking both the ecclesiastical tradition and current reality very seriously, placing them in dialogue with one another.”
Five judges write rare dissent over court’s decision not to take appeal
A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit had said that the Little Sisters and their fellow plaintiffs against the federal government are not substantially burdened by the process set out by the Department of Health and Human Services by which they can avoid requirements to provide contraceptive coverage to employees as mandated by the Affordable Care Act.
Church agencies highlight growing urgency of Europe’s refugee crisis
Catholic aid agencies have urged Europeans not to turn against migrants seeking refuge from Syria and other countries, in what media reports describe as the continent's greatest refugee movement since World War II.
Pope Francis visits optician in Rome’s shopping district
The pope visited a store to buy only lenses for his new prescription, and to keep his old frames, which he bought in cash at the shop last year for $6.
Grotto highlights homelessness and Mary as ‘untier of knots’
"The Knotted Grotto" at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul contains 3,000 prayers in the form of knotted ribbons on a lattice-work dome. Much money and more ribbons have been collected to help homeless people.