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Heavy lifting for World Meeting of Families begins
With the naming of 15 committees today, the work of preparing for tens of thousands of visitors for the families’ congress and millions for the papal visit kicks into a higher gear.
Salvadorans who knew slain Jesuit speak of him as ‘martyr, saint’
On March 12, 1977, Father Grande was the first priest executed by Salvadoran death squads. The turbulent times preceded the official start of the 1980-1992 Salvadoran civil war that left 70,000 dead and 8,000 missing.
Don’t be bitter or give up; offer world your wisdom, pope tells seniors
Don't pack it in or shift into cruise control, Pope Francis told his fellow seniors.
Templeton winner hopes L’Arche communities ‘may become sign of peace’
Jean Vanier, a Catholic author and theologian who founded L'Arche, an international network of communities where people with and without intellectual disabilities live and work together, has won the 2015 Templeton Prize.
Vanier cites St. Therese of Lisieux, Gandhi as spiritual role models
In 1964, when Jean Vanier quietly began what would become an international network, he had "no idea that this would be a revolutionary reality ... that it would grow," he remarked joyfully.
Measures aim to protect religious liberty of child welfare providers
U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, have introduced companion bills titled the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2015.
Bishop hails override of governor’s veto of bill to protect unborn
Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston praised the West Virginia Legislature for passing the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, making West Virginia the 11th state to pass such legislation.
In new interview, pope talks about his safety, politics, virtual relationships
After residents of an Argentine shantytown started their own newspaper, they wondered if they could interview Pope Francis. They scored the exclusive when a priest visiting the Vatican asked the pope, and he agreed.
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.”
Creamy good fun for a good cause
World Meeting of Families planners and students of St. Peter the Apostle School chose their favorite milkshakes in Philadelphia on Monday. Proceeds from sales of the treats will support the event.