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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.
Pope’s words give inmates hope, say advocates for fair sentencing
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- More than 2,000 people across the United States are currently serving life sentences without parole for crimes they committed as children.
European church leaders welcome court ruling on religious rights
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- Catholic Church representatives have welcomed a European Court judgment reaffirming the autonomy of religious communities, but warned that pressure could continue to restrict religious rights.
Theologians at Vatican move Archbishop Sheen’s cause closer to beatification
PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) -- The possible miracle needed for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen took another step toward papal recognition June 17 when a panel of theologians met at the Vatican, the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation announced.