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Sister’s work in Germantown lifts women out of prostitution
Sister Terry Shields runs Dawn's Place, an agency that is more than a shelter. It's a place where women trying to break free from trafficking and prostitution learn, among other positives, that they are loved.
Rosary, Mass, speakers featured at Reach Philly breakfast
A new evangelization prayer breakfast sponsored by FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) on Feb. 19 will feature Archbishop Charles Chaput celebrating morning Mass followed by speaker Jeff Cavins.
College of Cardinals to be briefed on progress of Curia Reform
High-level discussions continue on how exactly to reform the Roman Curia, but the idea of consolidating several offices into two large groups -- one with family, laity and life, and the other with justice and peace, migrants and charity -- seems to be taking form, the Vatican spokesman said.
Organizations, annual weeklong observance celebrate, support marriage
While the week leading up to St. Valentine's Day had many thinking about candlelit dinners and those chalky candy hearts, some people were taking a more serious approach by celebrating matrimony.
Rulings advance ‘misunderstanding of marriage,’ say Catholic officials
Same-sex couples began marrying Feb. 9 in Alabama after the U.S. Supreme Court refused a request from the state's attorney general to prevent such marriages from taking place until the high court rules later this year on the constitutionality of state bans on same-sex marriage.
Vatican’s economic reform on track, resistance from some, cardinal says
As fresh economic reforms begin to take hold throughout the Vatican, the Council for the Economy has faced some resistance from larger offices that had been used to having greater autonomy, said a cardinal member of the council.
Lawyers: Feds don’t need to make Catholic entities cover contraceptives
A new chapter has been added in the ongoing fight against the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.
Honors given to activists on climate change, social justice causes
The founding director of the Catholic Climate Covenant told a Washington audience Feb. 9 that he hopes people can find unity around the need to stop and reverse climate change "because we are in deep trouble."
Mothers of murder victim, death-row inmate describe their anguish
Murder leaves plenty of collateral damage to the living. Just ask Vicki Schieber and Terri Steinberg.
Life is enriched with the birth of children, pope says at audience
Children are a blessing, not a burden, and are a sign of the confident hope of a couple and of society, Pope Francis said. "If a family that has been generous in having children is looked upon as a burden, something's wrong," he said Feb. 11 at his weekly general audience.