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Marriage needs to be ‘preserved,’ not ‘redefined,’ says archbishop
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone urged the U.S. Senate to pass the State Marriage Defense Act of 2014, saying it is necessary to keep the federal government from circumventing state laws defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Malvern Retreat House hosts Ash Wednesday reflection
The one-day retreat March 5 includes inspirational talks, Mass, quiet time, meditation, stations of the cross, exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, private adoration and Benediction.
The quotable pope: Top 10 sayings of Pope Francis
Pope Francis has given the church a bounty of memorable sound bites in his first year as pontiff. Here are 10, in no particular order.
Survey shows major shift in U.S. Catholics’ view of same-sex marriage
A new survey indicated 58 percent of white Catholics and 56 percent of Hispanic Catholics now favor same-sex marriage. This is up 22 percentage points from 2003, when only 35 percent of Catholics overall supported same-sex marriage.
As in Bosnia, Syrian activists urged to use nonviolence
A Franciscan priest who worked in Bosnia in the 1990s, with its "vortex of violence," told peace Syrians they should use nonviolence in their peacemaking efforts. "If you do something, God will help you," the priest said. "You have to start."
Pope names aide to post at new economy secretariat
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has named the Maltese monsignor who initially served as his personal secretary to be the general secretary of the new Secretariat for the Economy. Msgr. Alfred Xuereb, 55, had served as assistant personal secretary to Pope Benedict XVI and stepped up as Pope Francis’ secretary when the new pope […]
Fast pace and hard work pay off in Catholic League title
Constant running drills, 6 a.m. summertime practices and tough team defense paid off for Neumann-Goretti’s boys, who captured the league championship Feb. 24. They were led by the University of Miami-bound superstar Ja’Quan Newton.
At Neumann-Goretti, good people make a good thing happen
Coach Letty Santarelli, with her long background in Catholic League basketball, led her girls basketball team to a long-awaited championship. Her personal ties to the sport run as deep as her players' love of the game.
Cardinal outlines possible paths to Communion for divorced, remarried
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church needs to find a way to offer healing, strength and salvation to Catholics whose marriages have failed, who are committed to making a new union work and who long to do so within the church and with the grace of Communion, Cardinal Walter Kasper told the world's cardinals.
Pope urges sympathy, outreach to couples whose marriages fail
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Those who recognize marriage as a sacrament, a divine blessing and a reflection of God's love for humanity should have even greater sympathy for husbands and wives whose relationships have failed, Pope Francis said.