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Catholic bishop to lead retreat, preach at Anglican deacon ordinations
CHESTER, England (CNS) -- A retired English Catholic bishop will lead an Anglican diocese's retreat for those to be ordained as deacons.
Pope’s words give inmates hope, say advocates for fair sentencing
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- More than 2,000 people across the United States are currently serving life sentences without parole for crimes they committed as children.
European church leaders welcome court ruling on religious rights
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- Catholic Church representatives have welcomed a European Court judgment reaffirming the autonomy of religious communities, but warned that pressure could continue to restrict religious rights.
Theologians at Vatican move Archbishop Sheen’s cause closer to beatification
PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) -- The possible miracle needed for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen took another step toward papal recognition June 17 when a panel of theologians met at the Vatican, the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation announced.
Community says farewell to murdered priest; suspect in attack arrested
PHOENIX (CNS) -- Clergy, religious and laity jammed into St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Phoenix for the funeral Mass of Father Kenneth Walker June 16. Police say Father Joseph Terra was beaten during an assault at the church rectory and that the gun used in the murder of Father Walker belonged to Father Terra.
Support missions, enter ‘flood of joy’ of sharing God’s love, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Engaging in or supporting missionary activity allows Christians to enter the "flood of joy" that comes from experiencing God's love and sharing it with others, Pope Francis said.
World must help unaccompanied minors fleeing violence, official says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- On rickety boats crossing the Mediterranean Sea or on trains through Mexico or desert paths crossing the U.S.-Mexican border, a huge increase in the number of children traveling alone to flee war or violence calls for urgent action by the international community, a Vatican official said.
Church rediscovers its role as mother by welcoming, loving, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "I like to dream of a church that lives the compassion of Jesus," Pope Francis told more than 7,000 priests, religious, catechists and parish council members from the Diocese of Rome.
Court rules against temporary bar on HHS mandate for Catholic groups
LANSING, Mich. (CNS) -- The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, citing the government's "accommodation" for religious groups, lifted a temporary injunction that had stopped enforcement of the federal contraceptive mandate against several Catholic entities in Michigan and Tennessee while they pursued further appeals of the HHS mandate.
Sisters’ program for young adults to benefit from violinist’s concert
Jason DePue, a violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, will perform in concert Sunday, June 22 at Merion Tribute House to benefit the Associate Missionaries of the Assumption.