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Legionaries of Christ to receive Vatican-appointed adviser
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican will name a special "assistant" to advise the leadership of the troubled Legionaries of Christ, whose revised constitutions Pope Francis has still not approved four months after they were submitted to him.
Pope met Franciscan seminarians after order’s seminary closed
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis met privately in early June with seminarians belonging to the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate Conception, a religious order placed under the direction of an apostolic commissioner a year earlier.
Archbishop Chaput throws a pitch for Catholic Charities
Archbishop Charles Chaput threw out the first pitch for the Philadelphia Phillies game June 24 at Citizens Bank Park, leading off the successful "Catholic Charities Night at the Ballpark." A portion of the proceeds from the more than 500 tickets purchased through the event will go directly to the appeal. For their part the Phillies beat the Miami Marlins, 7-4, thanks perhaps to good (starting) pitching.
Texas diocese responds to immigrants’ need in surge of children
McALLEN, Texas (CNS) -- Scared, tired and hungry, immigrants, mostly mothers with their children, have been arriving at the McAllen and Brownsville bus stations at odd hours.
Three local Catholic schools win state baseball titles
Dominant pitching and plenty of drama led La Salle (class AAAA), John Paul II (AAA) and Devon Prep (A) to the PIAA championships this month. Each of the teams might not have expected their seasons to go so far, let alone end so well.
Pro-life lawyer says HHS mandate not part of ‘real women’s agenda’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) -- Based on her own research and interviews with women, including many post-abortive women, Helen Alvare said women today have a host of concerns that need attention from government and society, and getting freeing contraceptives is not among them.
Even under attack, family shows its importance, Vatican official says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The continuing strength of many traditional families around the world and the longing of many people to have such a family demonstrate that "despite past or even current challenges, the family, in fact, is the fundamental unit of human society," said the Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva.
Sudanese woman rearrested with family at airport
KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNS) -- Meriam Ibrahim, a Catholic woman originally sentenced to death for marrying a Christian, was released from prison June 23, but apprehended again the next day at the Khartoum airport with her husband, who is a U.S. citizen, and their two children, her lawyer said.
High court won’t rule on abortion doctors, juvenile sentencing
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Supreme Court declined June 23 to get involved in a case over a Wisconsin law that requires abortion clinic doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The law remains blocked from being implemented while it is being challenged in a lower court.
Catholic newspaper cannot say ‘Allah’ in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (CNS) -- Malaysia's highest court upheld a lower-court ruling that a Catholic newspaper may not use the word "Allah" to refer to God in its Malay-language edition. Doing so would "cause confusion in the community," it said.