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Mass marks 50 years since Selma civil rights marches
The message of the civil rights movement has always been that all people are created in the image and likeness of God and that the dignity of all must be respected, said Archbishop Thomas Rodi, celebrant for Mass March 8 in Selma, Ala.
With Christians under new attacks by Islamic State, call for help renews
UPDATED - Syria's northeast Hassakeh province is emerging as the new battlefield in the fight against the extremist group. Analysts say the province, which extends into Iraq and Turkey, could become the fault line of a new and lengthy war.
1,300 Catholic men support each other and their faith
“Faith, Family and Fatherhood” was the theme for Man Up Philly’s seventh annual men’s spirituality conference, held March 7. "Fathers have to ‘man up’ and that is what we want to emphasize,” said an organizer.
Father Gwiazda, longtime Polish parish pastor, dies at 72
After his ordination in 1969, Father Francis Gwiazda ministered all his years in Polish parishes of the Philadelphia Archdiocese. He didn’t take vacations, "he just wanted to be with his people," said a priest friend.
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.”
Euthanasia threatens improvements in end-of-life care, experts say
Legalizing euthanasia risks undermining people's access to loving, holistic care as they face the natural end of their life, many experts at a Vatican conference said.
Pope asks theologians, canon lawyers to focus on mercy
Pope Francis asked academics in every discipline of theology -- including moral theology, spirituality and canon law -- to focus on how their area of study "can reflect the centrality of mercy" in the Gospel.
Pope: Mass in vernacular helps people understand God, live the faith
Allowing priests to celebrate Mass in the language of the local congregation rather than in Latin allowed the faithful to understand and be encouraged by the word of God, Pope Francis said.
Pope thanks women as dozens gather in Vatican to share faith stories
On International Women's Day, Pope Francis thanked women, "who in thousands of ways, witness to the Gospel and work in the church."
Investigation of stolen Michelangelo notes underway after ransom demand
A top Vatican official received a ransom demand for the return of Renaissance-era documents by the artist Michelangelo.