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German church commemorates 25th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
The president of the German bishops' conference praised Catholics who helped bring down the Berlin Wall, but also urged the church to look ahead to its future mission.
New Vatican financial rules increase transparency, centralization
The Vatican's new rules for budgeting and financial reporting, which will go into effect Jan. 1, call for heightened transparency and consistency in the church's central administration and underscore the oversight powers of two economic bodies Pope Francis established in February.
Pope hails role of St. John Paul in Berlin Wall’s fall
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Pope Francis said the sudden end to the division of Europe was prepared by the prayers and sacrifice of many people, including St. John Paul II.
Pope names Liverpool native to be Vatican’s new foreign minister
Pope Francis named the 60-year-old nuncio to Australia, Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, to be the Vatican's new foreign minister.
Look to his history to understand ‘pope of surprises,’ cardinal says
Pope Francis is clearly "a pope of surprises," German Cardinal Walter Kasper said in an address in Washington Nov. 6, and those who would try to understand the pontiff, he added, should remember his Argentine roots and how they influence his theology and his world view.
Pope removes Cardinal Burke from Vatican post
Pope Francis removed U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, 66, as head of the Vatican's highest court and named him to a largely ceremonial post for a chivalric religious order.
Many factors seen affecting increasingly lower voter turnout in U.S.
On a day when Americans are given the opportunity to exercise a right that people in other parts of the world are still fighting for, many of them have chosen, and continue to choose, not to vote.
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.”
Catholic League teams play in semis and finals this weekend
The football season is winding down, and CatholicPhilly.com sports columnist John Knebels reviews the matchups and offers his predictions on a slate of five playoff games Friday and Saturday.
Ruling sets up possible Supreme Court round on same-sex marriage
Although the Supreme Court recently declined to accept challenges to rulings making same-sex marriage legal in various states, a circuit court decision Nov. 6 could lead to another shot at the high court weighing in on a nationwide approach to such unions.