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Papal puzzler: Leo XIII anonymously published riddles in Latin
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Going by the pseudonym "X," Pope Leo XIII anonymously crafted poetic puzzles in Latin for a Roman periodical at the turn of the 19th century.
Executive order prohibits firing of gays by U.S. government, contractors
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- President Barack Obama's executive order of July 21 has installed workplace rules forbidding the firing of gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender people by the federal government and federal contractors -- a key provision in a congressional bill opposed by the U.S. Catholic bishops.
Inside prison walls, volunteers change inmates’ lives and their own
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- The letter still touches and inspires Laura Kazlas. She received the letter several weeks after she felt "very strongly urged by the Holy Spirit" to have the children she taught in a religious education program make Christmas cards for the inmates at a nearby correctional facility.
Pope names U.S. bishops’ top ecumenical officer to advise Vatican council
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Among the new members and consultants Pope Francis named to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is Father John W. Crossin, the executive director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Teaching the church’s care for people of all walks
The executive director for Courage, the Catholic ministry to people with same-sex attraction, explains how members of the group bring the church's message of love and concern for all people to the world.
Catholic leaders speak out about policy toward migrant kids, families
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Church leaders and experts were among those urging the government toward humanitarian responses to a surge of children and families crossing the U.S. border from Central America. Proposals included strategies that have been successful in Iraq, Vietnam and the former Soviet Union.
At AIDS conference, Catholics remember colleagues on MH17
MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) -- Catholics involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS took a few moments July 21 to remember their friends and colleagues who perished in the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down over eastern Ukraine.
At AIDS conference, Catholics worry about reduced funding for programs
MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) -- Catholics gathered for the 20th International AIDS Conference worry that medical advances against the HIV pandemic are leading to decreased attention and less funding for the struggle against the deadly virus.
Archbishop names patron saints for World Meeting of Families
St. John Paul II and St. Gianna are the patron saints for the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia next year, Archbishop Charles Chaput announced during the Sunday evening Mass July 20 at the cathedral.
Bishop Palmer, pope’s Pentecostal friend, dies in motorcycle accident
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Pentecostal bishop who used his iPhone to film a video of Pope Francis addressing other Pentecostals died July 20 after a motorcycle accident.