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Pope says official exorcists show church’s love for the suffering
Exorcists, assigned to that ministry by their bishops, demonstrate the love and care of the church for "those who suffer because of the work of the devil," Pope Francis said in a message to the International Association of Exorcists.
Fundraiser dinner aids priestly vocations program in archdiocese
Proceeds from a dinner Oct. 23 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, sponsored by the Serra Clubs of the Philadelphia area, will aid a new program for college-age young men to discern a possible calling to the priesthood.
R U texting in church? Put the phone down!
People use cell phones in every part of their life, it's no surprise that cellphones affect church liturgies. Despite blurbs in bulletins and signs to turn off devices, texting or taking a call during Mass can distract the priest and the people in the pews.
Muslim leaders worldwide issue stern rebuke to ISIS
More than 100 Muslim leaders -- clerics and laypeople alike -- have signed on to a letter criticizing the Middle East Muslim military group ISIS, short for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Mexican church responds in case of missing students
The Archdiocese of Mexico City called for a "reconstruction of the country" in response to the disappearance of 43 teacher trainees in an act that authorities allege was authored by a mayor and his wife and carried out by police working alongside an organized crime network.
In Ukraine, Eastern Catholic bishops discuss relations with Orthodox
The problem in Catholic-Orthodox relations is not the existence of Eastern-rite Catholics; the problem is that Christians are divided, said Bishop Dimitrios Salachas, the apostolic exarch of Greece.
Cardinal Pell calls for ‘no doctrinal back-flips’ at next family synod
Looking ahead to the October 2015 world Synod of Bishops on the family, Cardinal George Pell said the task for Catholics "over the next 12 months" is to explain "the necessity of conversion, the nature of the Mass," and "the purity of heart the Scriptures require of us to receive holy Communion."
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy honors alumnus
Financial analyst Charles (Chuck) Minnich was inducted into Ancillae-Assumpta Academy’s Alumni Hall of Fame this month.
English cardinal’s pastoral letter addresses themes discussed at synod
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster asked Catholics to recognize the "real goodness" in the lives of many cohabiting couples and those who have divorced and civilly remarried.
Msgr. Albacete, a leader of Communion and Liberation, dies at age 73
Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete, a theologian, physicist, author and a leader of the Catholic lay movement Communion and Liberation, died Oct. 24 in Dobbs Ferry after a long illness. He was 73.