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Vatican bank tells where it stores its gold, and other nuggets
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- One week after publishing highlights of its 2013 financial statement, the Institute for the Works of Religion -- commonly called the Vatican bank -- released a 107-page, detailed financial report for the year.
Vatican questions accuracy of latest papal interview
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican said the latest published interview with Pope Francis, in which he says fighting sex abuse and the mafia will be priorities of his pontificate, should not be considered a record of his exact words.
Senior Anglican leaders support assisted suicide as Lords debate nears
MANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- Senior Anglican leaders have voiced their support for assisted suicide just days before a crucial debate on the subject in the British Parliament.
Inn Dwelling: Rehabbing homes and turning around lives in Germantown
The Catholic project based at St. Vincent Parish has been acquiring, renovating and giving homes to the needy for 33 years. Now it also makes education of children a priority, and it’s working.
Medical supplies dwindle, fear rises in Gaza
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- The situation in hospitals in the Gaza Strip is dire, and thousands of people are seeking refuge in U.N. schools and facilities. The Israeli Defense Forces continued their second week of an offensive into the Hamas-controlled Gaza in response to Hamas militants lobbing missiles into Israel.
Church of England votes for women bishops
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Church of England voted July 14 to authorize the ordination of women as bishops and pledged to work with people who believe that, theologically, the vote was a mistake. It acknowledged the vote carried "uncertainties" for the process of Christian unity.
Archbishop Ryan High School names LePera new president
Denise LePera brings long experience in organizational fundraising, including at Neumann University, to the Northeast Philadelphia Catholic high school.
Pope: Stop throwaway culture now before another generation is lost
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis urged a group of economists and financiers to help reverse the current "throwaway" culture and put people at the center -- not the fringes -- of monetary strategies and policies.
Pope: Prayer is never in vain; work courageously, concretely for peace
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Praying for peace is never a useless exercise -- it keeps evil at bay and helps people not give in to violence, Pope Francis said.
Congress fleshes out thinking on Theology of the Body
More than 700 people from around the country learned about Pope St. John Paul II’s teaching on the beauty of the divinely created human person. Popular speakers included an official with the Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Family, sponsor of next year's World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.