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Immigration changes will take months, at least, to take effect
It will be several months, at least, before anyone can apply to take advantage of immigration policy changes announced by President Barack Obama Nov. 20.
Break down isolation and stigma of autism, pope says
Pope Francis called the daily challenges for people with autism spectrum disorders and their families "a cross" and noted the need to develop more "comprehensive and accessible" support networks.
Pope meets Curia to discuss reform; names new head of worship office
The same day he spent three hours meeting the heads of Vatican offices to discuss the reform of the Roman Curia, Pope Francis named 69-year-old Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah to be the new prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments.
Glowing tributes, huge crowds mark canonization of Indian saints
More than 100,000 pilgrims thronged the Chavara shrine in southern Kerala state as Kuriakose Elias Chavara was canonized by Pope Francis Nov. 23 at the Vatican along with Euphrasia Eluvathingal, a member of the religious order founded by St. Chavara.
Church launches Year for Consecrated Life
The first Sunday of Advent, Nov. 30, marking the start of the new liturgical year, will also inaugurate the Year for Consecrated Life.
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.”
In Philadelphia, married priests and wives find respect and acceptance
The Vatican's recent lifting of a ban on ordaining married men as priests in the Eastern Catholic rites in the U.S. just formalized a process that had already been in practice, said Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Stefan Soroka of Philadelphia.
Pope Francis will visit two archdioceses in Philadelphia
Archbishop Stefan Soroka of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia hopes the pope will visit the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, which he calls "one of the best kept secrets in Philadelphia."
Our Lady of Guadalupe to be honored in special vigil Mass
The vigil Mass will be celebrated Dec. 11 by Archbishop Charles Chaput at the cathedral and will be preceded by a procession from several churches in Philadelphia that have large Hispanic ministries.
New head of Hispanic Catholic ministry seeks diversity and unity in church
Kathia Arango, the new director of the archdiocesan Office for Hispanic Catholics, comes to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at an exciting time when Hispanic ministry is growing every year. She wants to help Latinos express their common Catholic faith in their language and with their distinctive cultural traditions.