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Jordanian priest: Muslims need to see Christians visit Holy Land
"How can the Muslims believe this is the Holy Land if they don't see anybody here?" said Father Nabil Haddad, who is also pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Melkite Catholic Church in Amman, Jordan's capital. "I want to take pride in the tourist presence here, that this is the Holy Land."
Russian Catholic leaders studying new law on reporting funds
"What matters in Russia isn't what the laws say, but how they're interpreted and applied by local officials," said Msgr. Igor Kovalevsky, secretary-general of the five-member bishops' conference.
Noted Irish singer coming to Delaware County parish
Irish inspirational singer Mark Forrest will perform a concert at Our Lady of Peace Parish in Milmont Park on May 2.
From brainy tomes to advocacy: Academy joins anti-trafficking fight
For an international group of researchers and scholars, serving at the pleasure of popes had meant producing lots of papers on important topics. But with Pope Francis, they are moving from publication to advocacy.
Three generations share food and faith under one roof
God and good Italian food sustain the Bernaudo-DeLuca family of Philadelphia's Holy Innocents Parish, especially when family life gets a little too close for comfort.
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.”
Ukrainian Catholic cathedral has shroud replica on permanent display
A trip to see what many Christians believe is Christ's burial cloth is probably out of reach for most people, but for Catholics and others in the United States, there's an alternative: A full-size, Vatican-authorized replica on permanent display in Philadelphia.
Talk explores deep roots of thinking on environment
Long before industrial-strength environmental degradation, two monastic traditions could be said to define the Christian approach to the natural world.
Climate change and pope’s teaching on ecology are focus of talks
A Cabrini College conference last week gave an interreligious overview of perspectives on the environment, in anticipation of Pope Francis' document this summer.
Pope to visit Cuba first before heading to United States in September
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, told reporters April 22 that the pope has "received and accepted the invitation from the civil authorities and bishops of Cuba" and has decided to visit the island before going to the United States.