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War, greed and consumerism harm families, pope says
Families that keep on going despite crisis are a "school of humanity who are saving society from barbarity," Pope Francis said. The media's "fake models" of family do great harm.
Tax credit education proposal no ‘scheme’ to benefit rich, says bishop
"The investment tax credit is available to anyone who makes a donation to public education or to scholarship-making organizations. It is not for millionaires; it is for schoolchildren," he said.
Cardinal Parolin calls for overhaul in education to focus on the person
The current "culture of conflict" is an indication that schools and universities need to create conditions that will develop "a new humanism" and "rebuild a spirit of fraternity among people and nations," said Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
Vatican distances itself from commission member’s comments on cardinal
Commission member Peter Saunders, a British survivor of sexual abuse and co-founder of the National Association for People Abused in Childhood, appeared in a "60 Minutes" segment broadcast May 31 by Australia's Channel Nine.
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.”
Irish archbishop steps back from Cardinal Burke’s same-sex remarks
Archbishop Eamon Martin said Ireland's bishops "have appealed for people not to use language that is offensive" during the debate preceding passage of a same-sex marriage referendum.
Francis Fund aims to serve the poor long after Pope Francis’ visit
A planning committee of the World Meeting of Families not only is raising awareness of poverty but money as well. A new fund will give grants for local anti-poverty efforts.
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 […]