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Vatican security always on high alert, chief says after IS threats
The head of Vatican security said Islamic State militants have threatened the Vatican, but there are no indications of any planned attack.
Catholic aid group channels money to help Christians displaced in Syria
A pontifical aid organization has begun sending aid to families who fled their homes when Islamic State militants raided a cluster of Assyrian Christian villages on the Khabur River in northeast Syria.
Assyrian Christians released, but many concerned for those still held
Christians in the Middle East welcomed the release of nearly 20 Assyrian Christians abducted by Islamic State militants in northeastern Syria, but expressed concern that more than 200 others remained in captivity.
Vatican condemns leak of documents on differences over economic reform
As Pope Francis and Vatican officials try to completely revamp the Vatican's economic policies and the procedures at what is commonly called the Vatican bank, differences of opinion are normal, but leaking documents about those discussions is illegal, said the Vatican spokesman.
Profit is tool for measuring success, but people come first, pope says
Profit must never be a Christian's god, although it is one of the tools for measuring the effectiveness of business choices and the ability of a company to help workers feed their families, Pope Francis said.
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.”
Top-rated Saints avoid a shocker to win girls’ title
Few gave Archbishop Wood much of a chance against the nation’s number-one team, Neumann-Goretti, in the Catholic League championship. But the Saints prevailed narrowly, winning 50-45.
With league title win, it’s mission accomplished for Roman
Roman Catholic High School achieved its top goal this season by surviving a late run from six-time consecutive champion Neumann Goretti to capture the Catholic League boys basketball championship.
Father Theodore Hesburgh, higher education leader, diplomat, dies at 97
Holy Cross Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, who led the University of Notre Dame through a period of dramatic growth during his 35 years as president and held sway with political and civil rights leaders, died Feb. 26 at the age of 97.
Bishops’ communications chairman welcomes FCC vote on net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission's vote Feb. 26 to preserve an "open Internet" and safeguard net neutrality was welcomed in many quarters of the country, including by the chairman of U.S. bishops' Committee on Communications.