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Cooperate, don’t compete, in fundraising for missions, cardinal says
Initiatives also should hold onto the true meaning of mission as being more than just meeting physical and social needs, but also sharing the spiritual wealth of the Gospel message and God's salvation, he said.
Catholic commission urges Zuma to take responsibility for excess spending
"We wish to remind our political leaders that, at a time when millions of our people are struggling to make ends meet, it is morally unjustifiable for the government to spend excessive amounts" on "one person and on nonsecurity items," said the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference justice and peace commission.
Pope heads to Bosnia as ‘brother messenger of peace’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said he will dedicate his one-day visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina to encouraging a minority Catholic community in the faith, fostering ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, and calling for peace and harmony after the devastations of war. He said he would be coming “as a brother messenger of peace to express to […]
Catholic publishers will be part of World Meeting of Families
Several initiatives at the families' congress Sept. 22-25 are meant to promote Catholic publications that support the family and reading the Bible.
Sacred relics exhibit
More than 50 relics of saints will be presented at St. Katherine of Siena Parish in Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday, June 4.
New permanent deacons to be ordained Saturday
Twenty-one men will be ordained permanent deacons by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput on June 6 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. See bios for all the men here.
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.”
Keepsake items for World Meeting of Families unveiled
More than 200 items emblazoned with the World Meeting of Families logo or Pope Francis’s smiling face will soon be available to purchase before the congress and papal visit this September.
Beau Biden, oldest son of Vice President Biden, dies of brain cancer
The former attorney general of Delaware and Iraq war veteran was 46. Wilmington Bishop Francis Malooly praised Biden as "a real gentleman in every way possible."
Coming papal letter on environment has a name: ‘Praised Be’
Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment will be titled "Laudato Sii" (Praised Be), a line from St. Francis of Assisi's "Canticle of Creatures," and will be released June 16.