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New Jersey Bishop David O’Connell has surgery to amputate lower leg
Trenton Bishop David M. O'Connell underwent surgery Dec. 29 to remove his left foot, ankle and part of his lower left leg because of infections aggravated by diabetes.
Pastor remains Seahawks fan after long ministry to team’s Catholics
When the Seattle Seahawks step onto CenturyLink Field, the fervor of the "12th Man" may cause small earthquakes. But for 12 years, Father Tom Belleque made sure the team's Catholic members also had the force of their faith with them on the field.
Study suggests faith influences opinion about space exploration
How people value space exploration may just depend on someone's particular faith.
Pope: True charity takes compassion that does not demand conversion
"Quality of life" proponents who think the gravely ill lead lives not worth living are peddling a great lie, Pope Francis said in a message for the 2015 World Day of the Sick.
Vatican honors murdered missionaries, kidnapped priests, Ebola victims
In addition to its annual report on church workers murdered during the year, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples highlighted the sacrifice of pastoral workers who died of Ebola contracted while caring for others and reminded Catholics that the fates of five kidnapped priests remain unknown.
Embrace, be amazed by God’s great gift of children, pope says
Becoming a mother or father is a gift from God, but women and men have a duty to embrace that gift and be astonished by its beauty, Pope Francis said.
Indian cardinal criticizes forced ‘reconversions’ to Hinduism
The president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India criticized forced conversions of Christians to Hinduism.
Vatican jail cells house protesters at Christmas
The jail cells in the Vatican police barracks were busy over the Christmas holidays.
Man who tried to kill John Paul II takes flowers to his tomb
Exactly 31 years after St. John Paul II personally forgave him for shooting and trying to assassinate him, Mehmet Ali Agca returned to the Vatican with a bunch of white roses and laid them at the late pope's tomb.
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.”