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Penn professors point to Catholic contributions for more just economy
The Collegium Institute at the University of Pennsylvania gathered interested participants around Catholic economists to discuss the critiques of Pope Francis and Catholic social teaching on modern economics.
Art reflecting nature grows from vision of Conwell-Egan senior
SolMon Lim, one of the more than 30 international students at the Bucks County Catholic high school, took a downed tree and worked at the school to create “Tree Man,” a provocative sculpture at the school, along with other bold new art.
Father Gallen, long-time Air Force chaplain and pastor, dies at 94
Ordained a priest for only five years, Father Francis H. Gallen began service in the U.S. Air Force in 1952, from the Korean War to Vietnam, until 1980. He later was pastor of St. Augustine Parish, Bridgeport.
Father Feeney, classical language professor at seminary, dies at 94
Father Thomas Feeney served mostly as a teacher of Latin and Greek at Roman Catholic High School and St. Charles Borromeo Seminary during his long priestly ministry.
Pope to meet with sex abuse victims
Pope Francis will meet with a group of sex abuse victims for the first time in June, he told reporters May 26. He also said "the door is always open" to allowing more married priests in the Catholic Church, in the Latin rite as well as the Eastern Catholic churches where the practice is already established.
Ukrainian Catholic bishop: Election was ‘fruit of the revolution’
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- The Ukrainian Catholic Church has welcomed the victory of a billionaire candy tycoon in presidential election and praised the previous interim government for holding the country together in "dramatic circumstances."
Memorial Day doesn’t stand out for those who never forget the fallen
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Memorial Day, the traditional kickoff of summer marked by family getaways, cookouts, picnics and parades, also includes somber events the day was created for such as wreath-laying ceremonies, prayer services and visits to war memorials.
Families tell pope their concerns during lunch in Bethlehem
Five families -- including one Muslim family -- ate with Pope Francis and discussed issues facing the Palestinian community, including land confiscation, imprisonment, displacement from their homes and the situation of people trapped by the embargo of the Gaza Strip.
Pope urges Palestinian refugees to look to future
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) -- "I understand what you are telling me and the message you are giving me," he said. "Don't ever allow the past to determine your life, always look forward. But do and act and strive for the things you want," Pope Francis told children at the Dehiyshe Refugee Camp.
On last morning in Holy Land, pope reaches out to Muslims, Jews
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Pope Francis toured the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount, sacred to Muslims as the place from which Mohammed ascended to heaven, and addressed Muslim leaders as "brothers" -- rather than "friends," as indicated in his prepared text.