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Pope says jealousy is devil’s work; Holy Spirit brings unity
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Beware of the devil, who wants a jealous, power-hungry and divided church, Pope Francis said.
Farmer who wrote Pope John Paul II looks back on 1979 Iowa visit
TRURO, Iowa (CNS) -- People in and around the small town of Truro, southwest of Des Moines, still remember Joseph Hays as the farmer whose letter persuaded Pope John Paul II to come to Iowa during his, and any pope's, first tour of the United States in 1979.
Iraqis in Jordan go to the polls, hoping for stability at home
AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) -- A steady stream of Iraqi refugees, smiling and displaying purple index fingers, emerged from a polling station in the Hashemi Shamali district, where the majority of these urban refugees live in the Jordanian capital.
St. Charles Seminary gets grants for iPads, leadership training
Seminarians will reap the benefits of a $97,000 technology grant and $50,000 grant for training by the Catholic Leadership Institute. The grants come from the Archdiocesan Educational Fund.
St. Hubert’s alums host dance party
Proceeds from the “Bob Pantano Dance Party” Friday, May 9 in Northeast Philadelphia will benefit the St. Hubert Scholarship Fund.
Growing up near Treblinka inspired priest’s Holocaust research
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- The Nazis' Treblinka concentration camp has always been a part of Father Pawel Rytel-Andrianik's life.
Catholics pray at renamed St. John Paul II shrine during canonizations
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Nigerian native Lillian Ekwosi of Lanham, Md., didn't mind staying awake all night to witness the canonizations of Sts. John XXIII and John Paul II in a Northeast Washington shrine.
Holy Redeemer Hospice hosts end-of-life discussions
Holy Redeemer Hospice staff and volunteers from Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties and local residents played a card game that uses questions to guide conversations about funerals, disabilities and positive experiences during a person’s final months.
Shanahan H.S. to host spring open house event
Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown will host an open house for sixth, seventh and eighth graders and their families on Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at the school.
New saints’ feast days set for church calendar
St. John's feast day is Oct. 11, the anniversary of the day in 1962 that he opened the Second Vatican Council. St. John Paul's feast day is Oct. 22, the anniversary of the inauguration of his pontificate in 1978.