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Street evangelists make pamphlets, rosary beads available to passers-by
David Brandt, a parishioner at St. Joseph Church in Pinole, is the leader of the Berkeley area evangelists, who are part of a network of 190 teams nationwide. He and his handful of fellow evangelists -- he's recruiting more -- have brought their pamphlets and rosary beads to some places that have a lot of questions.
In upholding state abortion restrictions, court exempts one clinic
Abortion supporters claimed the law placed an "undue burden" on women in the Rio Grande Valley, including undocumented women, who are seeking an abortion, because they will be forced to drive hundreds of miles to clinics in Houston or San Antonio.
Mother says sidewalk counselor at abortion clinic ‘saved my son’s life’
Linda was 24, pregnant and unmarried. "I was afraid of what my family would think, what everyone would think," she said. "So I decided that I would terminate my pregnancy."
Ukraine church building projects attract interest from USCCB visitors
A delegation from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops got to see for themselves the progress that Roman Catholic and Ukrainian Greek Catholic communities were making during a fact-finding trip June 20-24.
Pope tells ecumenists to address ‘real concerns’ of churches worldwide
Noting that "realities are more important than ideas," Pope Francis told a group of ecumenists that they "must be oriented to addressing the real concerns" of churches worldwide.
Without enough priests, U.S.-based Paulists decide to leave Canada
The unusual uptick in vocations after the World War II has worked its way through the system and there are not enough priests left to staff the ambitious little empire of Paulist ministries that once dotted cities across Canada. So, after a century in Toronto, the U.S.-based Paulists are going home.
Pope tells parents to be mindful of children’s suffering
The deep hurts that spouses inflict on each other cause great suffering to their children and, in some cases, lead to a separation that is "morally necessary" to protect spouses and children from more serious forms of violence, Pope Francis said during his general audience in St. Peter's Square June 24.
5th Circuit says HHS accommodation on mandate not a burden on religion
The case is similar to that of the Little Sisters of the Poor, which is challenging the same regulation and the process of accommodation. That case is awaiting a ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where it was argued last December.
Priests take to the field for Collar Series, raise funds for vocations
About 7,000 people spent part of their Father's Day with their spiritual fathers -- their priests -- at a Nebraska softball matchup between priests of the Archdiocese of Omaha and the Diocese of Lincoln.
Helping the poor involves Knights in faith in ‘deep way,’ says Anderson
The volunteerism of the Knights of Columbus and the fraternal organization's fundraising for charitable works fit right in with Pope Francis' emphasis on the idea of "a church of and for the poor," according to Supreme Knight Carl Anderson.