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Vatican calls on Muslim leaders to condemn Islamic State
The Vatican called on Muslim leaders to condemn the "barbarity" and "unspeakable criminal acts" of Islamic State militants in Iraq, saying a failure to do so would jeopardize the future of interreligious dialogue.
Religious leaders say cable series ‘a bigoted portrayal’ of the Amish
Pennsylvania religious leaders from a wide range of faiths and denominations have issued a joint statement criticizing the Discovery Channel for its reality-TV series "Amish Mafia," calling it a "negative, inaccurate and potentially damaging portrayal of Amish religion and culture."
Iraqi Christians beginning to die in hot, crowded camps, witnesses say
Iraqi Christians driven from their homes by Islamic State fighters are beginning to die in crowded camps, witnesses claimed.
Father John J. Dinda, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Joseph Parish, Spring City, Pennsylvania, dies
Father John J. Dinda, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Joseph Parish, Spring City, Pennsylvania, died on Friday, August 8.
Sister Maria Consuelo Sparks, I.H.M., dies at age 74
Sister Maria Consuelo Sparks died July 30 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata in the 56th year of her religious life. She was 74 years old.
Catholic Iraqi refugees in Lebanon recall horror of militant attacks
The memory of that brutal June evening in his home near Mosul, Iraq, brought 48-year-old Joseph, now a refugee in Lebanon, to tears.
Seminarian calls prayers by spiritual mom, her family ‘a grace, a joy’
They had never met before, but they were far from being strangers. So seminarian Andrew Natali smiled broadly when he spotted Mary Dulac and her 6-month-old son, Louis, in a Creighton University ballroom in Omaha.
Day of prayer urged for Iraq on Sunday
Archbishop Chaput, following Pope Francis' call for prayers, invites all parishes to join in prayer Aug. 17 for the people of Iraq.
Two Nigerian archbishops suspend sign of peace to help prevent Ebola
In an effort to curtail the spread of Ebola, the archdioceses of Lagos and Abuja instructed their priests to suspend all forms of physical contact during Mass, including the traditional sign of peace.
As parish mergers go, Levittown’s looks like a model
Merging two parishes into one can be hard, but Queen of the Universe exceeded expectations when merging with the former Immaculate Conception. Instead of the 400 parishioners planned for the pastor’s installation Mass, 700 showed up.