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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.”
Mercy Suburban Hospital sold to for-profit operator
The 126-bed Catholic hospital in East Norriton, Montgomery County, will be sold to a California-based hospital group. It will not operate as a Catholic facility after the sale closes.
Show value of life by affectionately caring for elderly, pope says
The most serious ailment the aged face and the greatest injustice they suffer is abandonment, Pope Francis said.
Four national Catholic publications call for ending the death penalty
Four nationally circulated Catholic publications called for abolishing the death penalty in the United States in a jointly published editorial.
Kansas governor discusses effort to repeal death penalty
A bill to repeal the death penalty and replace it with a sentence of life without parole is currently making its way through the Kansas Legislature.
German archdiocese plans new residents for old abbey: refugees
Cold winter light is streaming through the ancient windows of Beuerberg Abbey. It plays on the wood of the empty choir stalls, shimmers on the bronze hand bell of the prioress. Everything is quiet and ready for the next prayer.
Feed my sheep: Why shepherding is ideal internship for church leaders
More than just a good metaphor, the "good shepherd" is a concrete role model for Christian leadership.
Two biblical passages about God’s shepherding
God is portrayed as a good shepherd in both the Old and New Testaments.
Notre Dame’s Father Hesburgh laid to rest with grand memorial
Holy Cross Father Theodore M. Hesburgh frequently told friends and colleagues that his greatest ambition was to be a humble servant to God.
Scandinavian church leaders defend Oslo bishop against fraud charges
Scandinavian Catholic leaders rejected fraud charges against its fastest-growing diocese and defended the local bishop as a "sincere and honest shepherd."