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Concern for poor is sign of the Gospel, not communism
If Christians don't dig deep and generously open their wallets, they do not have "genuine faith," Pope Francis said today at daily Mass.
Pope OKs synod members elected by Canada’s bishops, superiors general
The pope approved the Canadian bishops' election of: Archbishop Paul-Andre Durocher of Gatineau, conference president; Bishop Noel Simard of Valleyfield; Cardinal Thomas C. Collins of Toronto; and Archbishop Richard W. Smith of Edmonton.
High court rules on fetal ultrasound law, immigration appeals
The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that blocked North Carolina's law requiring physicians to perform an ultrasound on women seeking abortions.
U.S. military archbishop helps dedicate memorial in Normandy, France
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese of the Military Services gave the benediction June 6 after the dedication of a new monument on Utah Beach that depicts three American GIs emerging from a Higgins boat.
Indian police arrest suspect in death threat against cardinal
Jaya Roy, superintendent of police in Ranchi, in the eastern state of Jharkhand, identified the suspect as Devesh Kumar.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
Share God’s mercy with the unwanted, pope tells priests
"I ask you to be shepherds with God's tenderness, to leave the 'whip' hanging in the sacristy and be shepherds with tenderness, even with those who create more trouble for you," Pope Francis told 1,000 priests.
Pope John Paul II HS names new principal
James Meredith, a longtime Archbishop Ryan administrator, will lead the archdiocesan high school in Royersford. He succeeds a religious sister serving in Catholic education for 54 years.
Pope urges Scouts to be active, not just ‘decorative,’ in parish life
More than 80,000 children and adult members of the Italian Catholic Guiding and Scouting Association gathered under the hot sun in St. Peter's Square June 13 for a short but festive rally with Pope Francis.
Pope says Christians must guard their hearts from noise of this world
Christians must know that God's grace is available and their hearts must be free of "worldly noise," so as to be ready at all times to receive it, he said June 15.