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High-tech world is plagued by ethical, economic misery, says cardinal
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The future of humanity depends on economic policies that protect the environment, support human dignity and promote justice, said several participants at a Vatican symposium.
Harassment investigation surfaces involving former ambassador
DAYTON, Ohio (CNS) -- An investigation into a claim of sexual harassment among faculty members at the University of Dayton concluded it was likely that a former ambassador to the Vatican "created a hostile environment," resulting in a requirement to stay away from the accusers.
Bishops say despite violence, Ukraine’s election must proceed
LVIV, Ukraine (CNS) -- Ukrainian Catholic bishops said their country's May 25 presidential election must proceed, despite any efforts to derail it.
Religious leaders pledge to protect persecuted Middle East Christians
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Close to 200 ordained and lay religious leaders have signed a pledge to commit themselves and the United States to protect Christians in Iraq, Syria and Egypt, who they say are being persecuted for their faith.
Bring Gospel to all, beginning with those who struggle most, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Bringing the Gospel to people of different cultures and viewpoints requires discernment, but most of all it requires evangelizers who have encountered Christ and want to share his love with all, Pope Francis said.
25 years a happy priest, and it all started with a question
“Could you be a priest?” a high school teacher asked. Father Christopher Redcay said yes, and now the pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Malvern looks back on his vocation, his priestly ministry – and how to call new vocations “off the bench” to be a priest.
Nigerian church groups organize prayers for missing schoolgirls
LAGOS, Nigeria (CNS) -- Religious groups in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state have organized prayer sessions and other activities to support the rescue of kidnapped schoolgirls.
The calling, the denial, and how the rosary led to priesthood
Deacon Bob Gross heard God calling him to be a priest. So he prayed the rosary as a way to quiet the interior voice, but instead it calmed him and helped him accept the call. Learn Gross’s story in this fifth of six profiles on the men to be ordained priests May 17.
Hope and hard work: Vatican’s Philly priest trusts in Christian unity
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The issues dividing Christian communities have changed over the past 50 years but Msgr. Gregory Fairbanks, a Philadelphia archdiocesan priest working at the Vatican, is confident that Christian unity is possible. For him, "the healing of memory" makes the difference.
Marriage March ready to make statement in Washington
The march on June 19, in the style of the annual March for Life, aims to support traditional marriage through public witness.