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Fundamentals of spiritual warfare
A one-day conference exploring church teaching on Satan and how he penetrates our individual lives will be offered Saturday, Nov. 15 at Fatima House in Bedminster.
Video catechism series uses hip-hop, graphics to appeal to youth
A new series of catechism videos is in the works aimed at youth and focusing on morality.
U.N. nuncio decries growing violence against children around world
Millions of the world's children today are victims of armed conflict, pornography and sexual trafficking, and still more "are denied the most fundamental right to life," said the Vatican's nuncio to the United Nations.
Food security a moral issue, says bishop at Iowa Hunger Summit
The head of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace called food security a moral issue during a keynote address Oct. 14 at the Iowa Hunger Summit.
North Dakota bishop asks priests to pray in front of abortion clinic
Bishop Samuel J. Aquila of Fargo has asked all priests of his diocese to spend at least one hour in prayer before the state's only abortion facility and to join him in a procession to the facility Sept. 26.
Pakistani Catholic: Church to appeal death penalty for blasphemy charge
Catholic leaders in Pakistan will appeal to their country's Supreme Court after a lower court upheld the death penalty for a blasphemy ruling against a Christian mother of five children.
Winter temperatures challenge displaced Ukrainians, Caritas response
The Ukrainian capital enjoyed an Indian summer in early October, but the temperatures dropped dramatically in the middle of the month, making residents gasp and catching displaced people completely unprepared.
Sisters serving in South Texas ‘colonia’ win Lumen Christi Award
Three members of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary ministering in Texas were named the winners of the Lumen Christi (Light of Christ) Award given each year by Catholic Extension.
Watch installation of Bishop Thomas in Toledo
Bishop Daniel Thomas will be installed as bishop of the Diocese of Toledo today at 2 p.m. in Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral. Watch streaming video of the installation Mass through our links to the website of the Toledo Diocese or from station 13abc in Toledo.
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.”