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Devotion to Mary leads to consecration, and now to priesthood
Once Rev. Mr. Addisalem Mekonnen made a personal consecration to Jesus through Mary, he began to hear the call to become a priest. That will happen this Saturday, May 16.
Families are first victims of violence and poverty, pope says
Wherever there is conflict or poverty, families are the first victims. But the family is also the best place for teaching peace, Pope Francis told African bishops.
Looking for parish-based services? Yeah, there’s an app for that
In an increasingly mobile and digital world, Catholic parishes and other institutions are finding that the ubiquitous mobile app can work for them.
Pro-lifers hail passage of Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
U.S. House passage May 13 of a measure that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks is "long overdue and one of the most common sense laws under consideration," said the president and CEO of Americans United for Life.
California bill targets abortion-alternative clinics
California's 71 alternative pregnancy clinics may be forced to inform pregnant women that abortion is available to them if a fast-moving bill becomes law.
LCWR goes on ‘with our normal life’ after mandate ends, official says
Sister Sharon Holland told Catholic News Service that the leaders of the organization and Vatican officials reached agreement on several key issues under a mandate for reform issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in an atmosphere that promoted understanding and respect.
Pope gives coaches game plan for building team spirit, ethical players
The pope's message was presented to participants -- including a local woman from Neumann University -- at an international seminar on the role of coaches as educators.
Exhaustion, no hope: Bishop says life in Syria needs ‘attitude of faith’
Chaldean Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo, Syria, and his people are exhausted. The bishop, who is president of the church's charitable agency, Caritas Syria, left the country for a few days to attend the general assembly of Caritas Internationalis in Rome May 12-17.
Help us ‘go back home,’ displaced Iraqi sister urges U.S. Congress
"We want nothing more than to go back to our lives; we want nothing more than to go home," Sister Diana, a Dominican Sister of St. Catherine of Siena of Mosul, Iraq, told the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Israel downplays media flurry over Vatican agreement with Palestine
On May 14, the day after the announcement at the Vatican, the news did not make the front page of morning papers. No official statement had been released from the Israeli Foreign Ministry, although officials told journalists on the condition they not be named that Israel was "disappointed" by the terminology used.