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Mexican state files complaints against railways over migrants
MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- The state of Veracruz has filed criminal complaints against two railway operators for failing to keep Central American migrants from stealing rides atop northbound trains.
Queen of Angels School presents living stations of the cross
Seventh graders of the Willow Grove Catholic school will present the living stations three times during Holy Week at two area churches.
Msgr. Tomichek, priest with devotion to St. John Neumann, dies
Msgr. George Tomichek, a priest of the Diocese of Calbayog in the Philippine Islands but stationed in Philadelphia where he ministered to the Filipino, Spanish and Mexican communities, died March 26.
HHS barred from enforcing mandate on Catholic entities in Georgia
ATLANTA (CNS) -- A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that the Atlanta Archdiocese's Catholic Charities and Catholic education organizations cannot be forced to comply with the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.
Lebanese students discover a smile is a two-way street
BEIRUT (CNS) -- Bringing the face of Jesus to the poor is an experience a group of Lebanese 10th graders will long remember about this Lent.
At border Mass, bishops call for immigration reform, mourn loss of life
NOGALES, Ariz. (CNS) -- With the backdrop a few feet away of the rusted iron slats of the 30-foot wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley and a dozen other bishops from three countries prayed April 1 for compassion and for a return to ideals that welcome immigrants.
In Nigeria, bishop advises country to channel youths’ energy — or gangs will
LAGOS, Nigeria (CNS) -- The Boko Haram insurgency would be stopped if the Nigerian government took care of young people, said Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria. "When a government or a parent fails in this regards ... criminal rings and so on will recruit our children and offer them a future," he said.
High court declines to give groups’ HHS appeals preliminary review
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's March 31 decision not to consider preliminary appeals in lawsuits brought by several Catholic groups against the federal contraceptive mandate "means that the cases will proceed, without prejudice, in the lower federal court," according to Priests for Life.
Family business owners opposing U.S. contraception mandate meet pope
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Christian family behind a lawsuit seeking an exemption to a U.S. government health care coverage mandate met with Pope Francis and thanked him for underlining the importance of religious freedom.
Pope says married couples called to be icons of God’s love
Pope Francis spoke about marriage and asked the estimated 45,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square April 2 to pray for the world's families, especially for couples experiencing difficulty. The sacrament of marriage, he said, "leads us to the heart of God's plan, which is a plan of covenant with his people and with all of us."