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Christians in Yemen keep low profile but continue to pray, bishop says
Bishop Hinder, the apostolic vicar of southern Arabia, said that it is not specifically Christians who are at risk in the conflict, but foreigners who have been told to leave the country.
Cardinal issues ‘beatitudes’ and priorities for novice directors
A new set of "beatitudes" and priorities for novice directors recognizes the personal, professional and spiritual challenges involved in formation and seeks to offer encouragement in a general climate of decreased vocations to religious life.
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.”
Franciscan sister, a native of Ireland, dies at 81
Sister Elena Goulding, O.S.F., taught and served in prison ministry. In her later years she returned to minister in her native County Kerry.
Bucks County students excel at math competition
Two teams represented Nativity of Our Lord School in Warminster recently in La Salle College High School's math tournament, with one taking first place.
School’s students learn about their parish church
Msgr. Paul Dougherty often visits the classes of St. Margaret School, but the third grade students recently paid him a visit at the church.
Vocations are calls to embark on exodus to Promised Land, pope says
"Responding to God's call, then, means allowing him to help us leave ourselves and our false security behind, and to strike out on the path which leads to Jesus Christ, the origin and destiny of our life and our happiness," the pope said in his message for the 2015 World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
Pope warns religious against ‘crisis of quality’ in consecrated life
During an audience with about 1,300 novice directors and other formation ministers at the Vatican April 11, the pope said seeing consecrated people "in such great numbers" would give the impression "that there is no vocations crisis."
In destroyed Israeli village, exiled residents unite at the church
For the elders of Iqrit, their biggest regret in life is not having been able to raise their children together.
Pope will meet youths, religious leaders in June visit to Sarajevo
According to the schedule released by the Vatican April 14, Pope Francis also will hold an afternoon meeting with priests, religious and seminarians as well as take part in an ecumenical and interreligious gathering at a Franciscan student center.