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Catholic youths urged to service others, ‘shine brighter and brighter’
Immaculee Ilibagiza, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, told a crowd of more than 6,000 junior high and high school students that if she can forgive the person who killed most of her family in the 1994 massacre, then "anybody can forgive."
Opus Prize winner’s program helps women prisoners and their children
A Sister of St. Joseph who directs an organization that helps women in prison and former women inmates as well as their children has won the 2014 Opus Prize for faith-based humanitarian work.
Diocese agrees to settle 30 abuse claims for close to $10 million
The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph said Oct. 14 that it hoped that a $9.95 million settlement it reach on abuse claims "can bring about some closure to those hurt by abuse in the past."
Guerrero bishops ask officials to prioritize hunt for missing trainees
Bishops in the southern state of Guerrero asked federal and local officials to prioritize finding 43 missing teacher trainees, who authorities allege were detained by crooked cops and delivered to members of a drug cartel.
Cardinal Pell: Synod says no to ‘secular agenda’
Cardinal George Pell said working-group reports from the Synod of Bishops on the family finally give a true picture of the assembly's views, counteracting what he characterized as a misleading midterm report.
Hunger in a world of wasted food is a tragic paradox, pope says
Providing food aid to people in need is not enough to eradicate world hunger, Pope Francis said.
Paul VI was pope of firsts, a pope of dialogue, cardinal says
Retired Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who comes from the same diocese as Pope Paul VI did and worked for him in the Vatican Secretariat of State, described the late pope as a man rich in spirituality, a thinker and a pastor "very sensitive to the challenges of the modern world."
App brings God into digital environment, creates ‘space’ for meditation
Amid the imposed and often fast-paced routine of everyday life, an app is giving people a reason to quiet their minds through light meditation and prayer. PeaceQuest is an immersive 3-D app designed to take users on a spiritual journey and allow them to establish a deeper connection with God and with themselves.
Alaska to appeal ruling that invalidates its ban on same-sex marriage
Alaska will appeal a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess that invalidates the state's constitutional definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
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.”