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Walk with young people, help them discover their vocations, pope says
Youth ministry is not about planning activities for young people, but about opening one's eyes to their culture, walking alongside them and helping them discover the path God wants them to take, Pope Francis said.
Vatican: Preserving ethnological artifacts, helping others do the same
One of Rome's best-kept secrets is the collection of 100,000 ethnological artifacts housed in a special section of the Vatican Museums.
Pope to create new cardinals in February
Pope Francis will create new cardinals Feb. 14, following a two-day meeting of the world's cardinals that will discuss reform of the Vatican bureaucracy, among other issues.
After terrorism conference at Al-Azhar, archbishop expresses optimism
A Lebanese archbishop expressed optimism regarding the outcome of an international conference on terrorism and extremism, but said it could take decades to see results.
As nuns face off against traffickers, priests asked to join the fight
Leaving their habits behind and disguised along with police in regular clothes, a small group of three or four nuns raid brothels in Kolkata, India, at night, snatching young women and girls as young as 12 from the clutches of their captors.
Just too busy? Here’s a retreat for you
The "Busy Person’s Retreat" at St. Anselm Parish on Tuesday evening, Dec. 16, offers a rich evening of prayer including a spiritual conference talk, silent adoration, the opportunity for confession and celebration of Holy Mass.
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.”
Theologians decry ‘pervasive sin of racism,’ pledge to work for justice
This year the "hope for a just peace" that is Advent "must face the flagrant failures of a nation still bound by sin, our bondage to and complicity in racial injustice," said a group of Catholic theologians.
Pre-Christmas concert in Northeast Philadelphia
St. Anselm Parish will host its annual "Concert Before Christmas" on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the church. Performers will include the parish priests, cantors, organists and the children's choir.
Men, women and freedom is topic of lecture at seminary
Professor David L. Schindler will speak on "Theology of the Body, the Gender Distinction and Religious Freedom" in the last installment of the year for the Archbishop's Lecture Series on Thursday, Dec. 11.