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Archbishop Lori opens Fortnight for Freedom with Gospel connection
In the day's Gospel reading, from Chapter 4 of St. Mark's Gospel, Jesus calmed the storm threatening the boat carrying him and the apostles on the Sea of Galilee. That boat symbolizes the church through history, said Archbishop Lori in his homily.
Christians call for justice in demonstration at Galilee church hit by arson
Druze, Muslims and Jews joined thousands of Christians in a demonstration in Galilee three days after an arson attack seriously damaged the Benedictine Church of the Multiplication.
Omaha archdiocesan phase for Flanagan cause ends; documents go to Rome
About 800 people witnessed history June 18 as the Archdiocese of Omaha advanced to Rome the sainthood cause for Father Edward Flanagan, Boys Town founder.
Pope says homilies must give people word of God, not ‘nice conferences’
"Please, do everything to help your brothers -- deacons, priests and bishops -- to give the word of God in homilies, so that it reaches the heart," he told the biblical scholars June 19.
Engaging speakers aim to ‘help change lives’ at congress
The head of programming for the World Meeting of Families led efforts to craft the catechesis plus invite 125 speakers for scores of talks, plus activities, for the congress.
Registrations for families’ congress ahead of projections
With three months to go before the World Meeting of Families this September, 11,000 people from 123 countries are signed up and ready to come to Philadelphia.
Mexico Supreme Court ruling makes same-sex marriages legal nationwide
The court's decision, published June 19 in the Judicial Weekly journal, said "procreation" was not a purpose for marriage and therefore limiting marriages to heterosexual couples amounted to discrimination against other couples seeking marriage.
People express heartache, outrage as they mourn shooting victims
UPDATED - The tragic taking of nine lives at a historically black church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, brought an outpouring of solidarity, compassion and sorrow from around the country.
Covenant House gives street kids respite from ‘bullets, bullies, perps’
According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, 5 percent to 7 percent of American youth become homeless in any given year. These kids face sexual and emotional abuse, human trafficking, hunger and mental illnesses.
Pope Francis contemplates Shroud of Turin, calls it ‘icon of love’
It took place in silence and lasted only a few minutes, but Pope Francis' time of prayer and contemplation before the Shroud of Turin was marked with gestures of reverence and tenderness.