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Kenyan bishops say they’ll resist pressure to accept same-sex marriage
"We are not going to allow same-sex marriage," said Bishop Philip Anyolo of Homa Bay, noting that the Kenyan church considers this unacceptable and urges its advocates to "stop the debate."
New center will offer students chance to ‘discern God’s love for them’
Erin Moore hopes to move in when the St. John Paul II Newman Center opens near the University of Nebraska at Omaha in fall 2016.
Philippine bishops tackle climate change during general meeting
Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, newly re-elected president of the conference, told Catholic News Service that the group was taking "all possible approaches" in the fight for climate justice.
Twelve years in, sex abuse charter faces ongoing challenges
"We're dealing with a charter that is loose in the way it is written ... in order to respect the bishop's right to govern his own diocese," said Deacon Bernie Nojadera, executive director of the Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington.
SEPTA details train travel plan for ‘Papal Passes’
If you’re planning on taking a train to Philadelphia to see Pope Francis in September, the special tickets you need will go on sale Monday, July 20, at 9 a.m.
Pope says he’ll read critiques of his economic thought before U.S. trip
"I have heard that some criticisms were made in the United States -- I've heard that -- but I have not read them and have not had time to study them well," the pope told reporters traveling with him from Paraguay back to Rome July 12.
Church is called to persevere in mission of welcoming all, pope says
On the last day of his July 5-12 visit to South America, Pope Francis celebrated Mass with close to 1 million people at Asuncion's Nu Guazu Park.
Pope tells young Paraguayans: Stir things up, then help fix things
In his last major event before ending a weeklong trip to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, the pope spoke about service, solidarity, hope and freedom of heart.
Pope greets patients, families at Paraguayan children’s hospital
The pope spent about half an hour in the "Ninos de Acosta Nu" general pediatric hospital, where he visited various wards and spoke privately with children and parents.
Pope says Paraguayans in poor barrio remind him of Holy Family
"I couldn't be in Paraguay without being with you, in your land," he told the crowd gathered outside St. John the Baptist chapel, one of 13 chapels in the huge Holy Family Parish. As archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis ministered in similar neighborhoods.