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In retirement, priest ministered at nursing home before his death
Father Gerald S. Smith, 76, was laid to rest Jan. 16. He served for many years at St. Rose of Lima Parish in North Wales before retiring at nearby St. Mary's Center in Lansdale, where he comforted other sick people.
Catholic lawmakers urged to back immigration reform as pro-life issue
Catholic leaders urged fellow Catholics in Congress to set aside partisan bickering and support the U.S. bishops' efforts on comprehensive immigration reform, calling it an important step in building a culture of life.
Nigerian bishop calls for Western intervention to stop Boko Haram
Underlining the failure of the Nigerian government to stop the violent rampage of Boko Haram, a Catholic bishop has called for Western military intervention.
Nigerian prelate: Church tries to keep Boko Haram victims from despair
What do Nigerian church leaders say to a woman who, pregnant and fleeing Boko Haram extremists, realizes that she is not physically capable of escaping with both of her two other children and has to abandon one of them?
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 says Catholics must practice ‘responsible parenthood’
Pope Francis stressed that, despite church doctrine against contraception, Catholics can have too many children. During a news conference he discussed a response to terrorism, gender theory and other topics.
Pope wants to canonize missionary priest in DC this September
Pope Francis said his trip to the U.S. will take him to Philadelphia, New York and Washington -- where he intends to canonize Blessed Junipero Serra -- but probably no other stops.
Philippine trip highlights pope’s tenacity, attention to details
From his impromptu remarks to his donning a plastic poncho in the rain to his using a candle in a final blessing, Pope Francis continues to surprise, to the delight of many people.
Pope, at Mass with millions, tells Filipinos to protect the family
Pope Francis told 6 million people gathered in a Manila park to protect the family "against insidious attacks and programs contrary to all that we hold true and sacred." He also touched on themes of the environment, poverty and corruption.
Philippine students inspired by pope’s words about feelings
Rain started to fall the moment the pope took the stage in Manila but the 30,000 youths stayed to listen to the pope urging them to cry, to love and to think, feel and act.