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Court declines cases eyed over same-sex marriage, campaigns, executions
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling that said a New Mexico photographer violated the state's human rights law by refusing to photograph a commitment ceremony for a same-sex couple.
Luther’s goal not schism but reform of ‘church he loved,’ says bishop
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- It was the seminal event of Western Christianity over the past 500 years. Martin Luther, a German Catholic monk, sent his "95 Theses," or "Disputation on the Efficacy and Power of Indulgences," to the local archbishop Oct. 31, 1517. And he set into motion the Protestant Reformation ...
Atlanta archbishop will sell new residence at center of controversy
ATLANTA (CNS) -- Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory announced April 5 that he will vacate the archbishop's residence in early May and move into another available archdiocesan property.
Pope meets Jordan’s king, discusses upcoming Holy Land trip
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Less than seven weeks before the start of his trip to the Holy Land, Pope Francis welcomed Jordan's King Abdullah II and Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal to his residence at the Vatican for tea and conversation April 7.
Bishop: Ukrainian church using all means to remain legal in Crimea
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- A Ukrainian Catholic bishop warned his church could lose its legal status in Crimea under Russian rule and pledged to use "all possible means in the international arena" to defend it.
Pope: God upholds his law, but he forgives, doesn’t browbeat sinners
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Jesus forgave the adulteress, he was not questioning the sanctity of marriage; rather, he helped her recognize her sin and commanded she go in peace and sin no more, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Cross isn’t an ornament, Christianity isn’t a do-gooder’s guide
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christianity isn't a philosophy or guide to survival, good behavior and peace, it's a relationship with a real person who died on the cross for our sins, Pope Francis said.
Cheltenham school event thanks teachers, raises money
Current and former students of Presentation B.V.M. School in Cheltenham donated $1 to buy a "Thank a Teacher Apple." Each paper red apple thanks teachers past and present and helps fund the school library.
Sent far from Philadelphia, Bishop Bevard loves his Caribbean flock
Bishop Herbert Bevard, a former priest of the archdiocese from Chester County and now bishop in the Virgin Islands, spoke last week in Philadelphia about the church of that sunny clime in which he now ministers.
Bryn Mawr parish hosts 2-day garage sale
St. John Neumann Parish is holding its annual garage sale Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, April 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.