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Relic of St. Anthony of Padua to visit Massachusetts parish
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (CNS) -- A relic of St. Anthony of Padua will be on display at St. Anthony Maronite Church in Springfield in September.
Pope names Baltimore auxiliary bishop to head Massachusetts diocese
Updated - WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of Baltimore as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Moral questions come into play in push for higher federal minimum wage
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- While Congress has stalled on adopting an increase in the federal minimum wage, steps are being taken across the country to boost the income of low-wage workers.
Middle East Christians ‘betrayed’ by West, Catholic leader says
BEIRUT (CNS) -- Syriac Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan said Christians in the Middle East feel "abandoned, even betrayed" by the West as the militant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant gained control of large areas of Syria and Iraq in a violent push through both countries in June.
Federal judge halts same-sex marriages in Wisconsin during appeal
MADISON, Wis. (CNS) -- A federal judge halted same-sex marriages in Wisconsin while an appeal of her decision to strike down as unconstitutional the state's ban on such marriages is pending.
From North Philadelphia, a priest for the inner city
Parish priests and the Sisters of Mercy inspired Father Richard Owens toward ordination as a Capuchin Franciscan priest. His vocation was sown in his family, at Our Lady of Hope Parish and at Mercy Vocational, the only Catholic vocational high school in the United States.
None of your business? How church and finance may profit together
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Pope Francis condemns a "cult of money" and the "dictatorship" of a faceless economy, he isn't trying to damper entrepreneurial spirit or shutter business.
Holy hour for religious freedom set for Sunday at cathedral
The holy hour at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 22 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul is part of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s participation in the Fortnight for Freedom, a campaign to raise awareness of threats to religious freedom and to encourage Catholics to pray for it.
Faith compels archbishop to go to march, tell ‘whole truth’ of marriage
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco said June 16 that his Catholic faith requires him to "proclaim ... the whole truth" in support of traditional marriage.
Catholic bishop to lead retreat, preach at Anglican deacon ordinations
CHESTER, England (CNS) -- A retired English Catholic bishop will lead an Anglican diocese's retreat for those to be ordained as deacons.