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Vatican astronomer: Just a matter of time until life found in universe
Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, the new president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, has no doubt that life exists elsewhere in the universe and that when humanity discovers it, the news will come as no big surprise.
Pope, in Albania, says killing in God’s name is sacrilege
Killing in the name of God is sacrilege, and religious leaders must denounce the use of faith to justify violence and oppression, Pope Francis said during a one-day visit to Albania.
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.”
Growing in age, grace – and size
From 50 families at its founding 100 years ago, St. Patrick Parish in Malvern is booming. A slate of activities is planned for the centennial, including a service partnership with its sister parish in Norristown.
There’s no ‘magic wand,’ evangelizing takes hard work
Pope Francis told 2,000 pastoral workers from 60 countries to remember the church is like a field hospital, where there are "so many people who are hurt and they are asking us to be close. They are asking us the same thing they asked Jesus," to be by their side.
Sports standings
The following league standings for teams ranked by won/lost record for selected sports and leagues was compiled Friday, Sept. 19.
That all may be one, at least in Bensalem
A Unification Mass last Sunday at St. Charles Borromeo Church celebrated the coming together of the parish with the people of the newly merged Our Lady of Fatima and its many Spanish-speaking faithful. The well-attended Mass was seen as a homecoming.
Doctrinal wars? Both sides fire over Communion for divorced, remarried
The extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family will not open until Oct. 5, but some of its most prominent members are already publicly debating what is bound to be one of its most controversial topics: the eligibility of divorced and civilly remarried Catholics to receive Communion.
U.S. urged to address Ebola epidemic as partner with agencies, locals
A medical missionary worker who is an Ebola survivor said Sept. 16 that the U.S. government can do its part to address the Ebola crisis by increasing its financial support for humanitarian organizations that are already working on the ground in Africa and are acquainted with the local people.
Biden joins head of Network at Iowa kickoff of ‘Nuns on the Bus’ tour
"We the people, we the voters" is the theme of the third "Nuns on the Bus" tour, which kicked off Sept. 17 in Des Moines with Vice President Joe Biden thanking the sisters for their effort.