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Pope urges activists to struggle against ‘structural causes’ of poverty
Pope Francis urged an international gathering of grassroots social activists to struggle against the "structural causes" of poverty and inequality, with a "revolutionary" program drawn from the Gospels.
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.”
Pope: Evolution, Big Bang do not push aside God, who set it in motion
"The Big Bang ... does not contradict the intervention of the divine creator, but requires it," Pope Francis told the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Oct. 27. "Evolution in nature is not at odds with the notion of creation because evolution presupposes the creation of beings that evolve."
Churches urged to develop better pastoral approach to divorce, marriage
Eastern and Western Catholic and Orthodox Churches would do well to challenge one another about how they handle divorce and remarriage, said a presenter at a canon law conference.
Pope says official exorcists show church’s love for the suffering
Exorcists, assigned to that ministry by their bishops, demonstrate the love and care of the church for "those who suffer because of the work of the devil," Pope Francis said in a message to the International Association of Exorcists.
Fundraiser dinner aids priestly vocations program in archdiocese
Proceeds from a dinner Oct. 23 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, sponsored by the Serra Clubs of the Philadelphia area, will aid a new program for college-age young men to discern a possible calling to the priesthood.
R U texting in church? Put the phone down!
People use cell phones in every part of their life, it's no surprise that cellphones affect church liturgies. Despite blurbs in bulletins and signs to turn off devices, texting or taking a call during Mass can distract the priest and the people in the pews.
Muslim leaders worldwide issue stern rebuke to ISIS
More than 100 Muslim leaders -- clerics and laypeople alike -- have signed on to a letter criticizing the Middle East Muslim military group ISIS, short for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Mexican church responds in case of missing students
The Archdiocese of Mexico City called for a "reconstruction of the country" in response to the disappearance of 43 teacher trainees in an act that authorities allege was authored by a mayor and his wife and carried out by police working alongside an organized crime network.
In Ukraine, Eastern Catholic bishops discuss relations with Orthodox
The problem in Catholic-Orthodox relations is not the existence of Eastern-rite Catholics; the problem is that Christians are divided, said Bishop Dimitrios Salachas, the apostolic exarch of Greece.