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Church musicians to hold retreat
The Association of Church Musicians in Philadelphia offers a summer retreat for members and non-members at Cranaleith Retreat Center in Northeast Philadelphia.
Papal message for World Peace Day to focus on overcoming indifference
Selfishness and fear keep too many people ignorant of the suffering of others and prevent them from finding creative ways to express solidarity and to promote peace, said a statement from the Vatican's justice and peace office.
Forgiveness at heart of healing after Ferguson violence, says archbishop
"Jesus tells us that if we receive him as the bread of life, we will have his life within us," Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis said in his homily at a Mass for peace and justice Aug. 9 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. "He shows what this life means on the cross, when he forgives those who killed him."
Catholic agencies decry administration’s response on detention ruling
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network and the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas decried the Obama administration's effort to have a judge set aside her orders for the release of families being held in immigration detention centers.
In U.S. many expect pope to discuss ‘shameful plague’ of trafficking
Last spring, a Cincinnati man who was convicted of imprisoning and transporting multiple women for the purpose of commercial sex in the Ohio-Kentucky region was sentenced to 180 months for operating a sex trafficking scheme.
Care for creation, care for each other, pope says in radio interview
Caring for all of creation includes paying particular attention to the needs of young people and the aged, Pope Francis told the audience of a Catholic radio station in Argentina.
Bismarck bishop tells Catholic groups with troops to sever ties with Boy Scouts
He said in an Aug. 3 letter to parishioners that "effective immediately," any Catholic organization connected with the Boy Scouts is "formally disaffiliated" immediately with the Scouting organization.
Church leaders lodge complaint to Israelis about rabbi’s arson remarks
The Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land filed an official complaint to Israeli police against the leader of a radical Israeli movement over his remarks supporting and encouraging the burning of churches.
Church leaders remind Iraqi refugees in Jordan they are not alone
A papal envoy and top Mideast Catholic leaders, including the patriarchs of Iraq and Jerusalem, reminded the world that the persecuted Christians of Iraq are not to be forgotten or abandoned.
Teens say Steubenville conference inspires and strengthens them
The first Steubenville Youth Conference to be held in New York drew 1,800 teenagers from around the country Aug. 7-9 in New York. One teen said it was "nothing like I've ever had before."