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Volunteers help struggling veterans get back on track
A group from St. Cornelius Parish in Chadds Ford regularly visit veterans at a joint program of Catholic Social Services and the Veterans Multi-Service Center in Coatesville.
Pope thanks Papal Foundation for $14.6 million donation
Pope Francis thanked the Bala Cynwyd-based foundation for devoting much of its resources "to the education and formation of young priests, religious and laymen and women."
Pope considers possibility of visiting Cuba during same trip as U.S.
"Contacts with the Cuban authorities are still in too early a phase for it to be possible to regard this stop as a firm decision and a working plan," Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said in a statement April 17.
Canadian Supreme Court: No prayer at city council meetings
The court said such prayers go against freedom of religion and conscience. In a unanimous decision and in the name of neutrality of state, all nine judges agreed that prayers should not be allowed anymore.
Nuncio: Humans’ need to profess religious beliefs ‘cannot be smothered’
Such questions are by nature religious and "to fully manifest themselves, they require freedom," Archbishop Bernardito Auza said April 13. "The human person wants to be able freely to profess his or her religion in private and in public as individuals and as groups."
Ad seeking archbishop’s ouster ‘misrepresentation’ of church teaching
The ad also is "a misrepresentation of the nature of the teacher contract, and a misrepresentation of the spirit of the archbishop," the archdiocese said in a statement released the day before the ad's publication.
Pope to visit, celebrate Mass at U.S. seminary in Rome
Pope Francis will visit the Pontifical North American College May 2 and celebrate Mass there at the end of a conference on the life and significance of Blessed Junipero Serra, the Franciscan founder of California missions whom the pope will canonize in the United States in September.
Playing organ for New York teams is sports heaven for church musician
Paul Cartier, an organist at Our Lady of Hope Church in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, finds himself in sports heaven at this time of the year.
Religious must assess attitudes toward abuse, celibacy, sister says
A religious sister at the Vatican said it is important to assess men and women religious' attitudes toward celibacy and toward "the reality" of the sex abuse scandal in the church.
Pope urges those guilty of brutality in Kenya to ‘come to their senses’
Meeting the Kenyan bishops April 16 during their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican, the pope urged the bishops to step up efforts with other Christians and other faiths to promote peace, dialogue and justice.