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Mideast cyberactivists say dreams of democracy remain unrealized
AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) -- Cyberactivists from Egypt and throughout the Middle East said their dreams of freedom of expression and democracy are unrealized.
Malvern Retreat House hosts show on abstract art
“Abstraction — What’s the Attraction?” features 15 abstract artists, along with more than 100 juried artists’ fine art pieces, at the Malvern show through Feb. 2.
Report says 60,000 children entered U.S. alone in last 10 years
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Dangerous conditions in their homelands are leading tens of thousands more families in Central America and Mexico to send their children by themselves to cross the U.S. border illegally, according to a report by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration.
Men’s group opposes Wing Bowl’s ‘debauchery’
The raucous eating contest known as Wing Bowl has drawn thousands of fans of the face-stuffing spectacle for 22 years in Philadelphia. This year the King's Men organization plans a peaceful outreach to protest the event at the Wells Fargo Center.
Missouri execution takes place after death-row inmate’s appeals run out
ST. LOUIS (CNS) -- Missouri death-row inmate Herbert Smulls was executed Jan. 29 for the 1991 murder of Stephen Honickman.
Archbishop Gomez unveils mobile app to help pregnant women in L.A.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles has launched a digital app intended to offer resources, support and prayers for women and girls facing crisis pregnancies.
The Salesian and the Shogun: Documents discovered in Vatican Library
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Just a few days before the feast of St. John Bosco, founder of the Salesians, the Vatican Library announced a major project to inventory, digitalize, catalogue and study unique historical documents collected by a Salesian missionary to Japan.
As Israeli court hears case, U.S., Canadian bishops weigh in on barrier
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- On the eve of an Israeli Supreme Court decision concerning the construction of a contested segment of the security barrier in the West Bank town of Beit Jalla, U.S. and Canadian bishops sent letters to their governmental representatives urging them to push Israel to stop building along the proposed route.
Thieves confess, but relic of Blessed John Paul II still missing
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Less than a week after a relic of Blessed John Paul II disappeared from a country chapel east of Rome, Italian police arrested two men for the theft, but the venerated piece of fabric stained with the late pope's blood was still missing.
Rice Bowl begins with blessing at North Philadelphia parish
The annual sacrificial program collects funds for the poor overseas through CRS. Some money stays local to help 40 parish food cupboards like the one at St. Martin de Porres Parish.