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Crisis in Ukraine ‘replay’ of what led up to World War II, says priest
PHOENIX (CNS) -- Russia's aggression against Ukraine is an extremely dangerous situation that should be of concern to all Americans, said a prominent Ukrainian Catholic priest. "We are seeing a replay of the lead-up to World War II going on now," said Father Andriy Chirovsky, pastor of St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church in Tucson and founder of the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies at St. Paul University in Ottawa, Ontario.
Pope, in interview, suggests church could tolerate some civil unions
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis suggested the Catholic Church could tolerate some types of nonmarital civil unions as a practical measure to guarantee property rights and health care. He also said the church would not change its teaching against artificial birth control but should take care to apply it with "much mercy."
Archbishop asks for Ash Wednesday prayers for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- U.S. Catholics stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine as their country struggles with political tensions, said a statement from the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Mid-Atlantic congress helps form Catholics for ‘faith-filled service’
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- What Dawn Sirface has learned at the Mid-Atlantic Congress for Pastoral Leaders enriches her ministry as the parish formation coordinator at St. Ann in Hagerstown.
Kennett Square parish welcomes all for Lenten mission on holiness
St. Patrick Parish in Kennett Square will explore the topic of holiness with nationally known speaker Bill Wegner of “Good News International,” a lay Catholic ministry group, beginning Sunday, March 9.
McDevitt, Cardinal Dougherty scholarships to benefit from upcoming play
The one-woman play “The God Box, A Daughter's Story" will be performed by author Mary Lou Quinlan on Sunday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at the Arcadia University Theatre in Glenside.
For Buenos Aires’ working class, Carnival makes a comeback
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNS) -- Paula Zanarini has not worked for two years. She blames her age, 38, for an inability to find or keep the jobs she had as a customer service representative for several telecom companies in Argentina.
Work of lay Franciscan Volunteers shows ‘Holy Spirit is working’
The Franciscan Volunteer Ministry, based in New York and serving intensively at Kensington's St. Francis Inn, received an award from the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. The volunteers take one year after college to serve -- a year that changes the community and themselves.
NFL coaches, team officials gather for Mass, dinner and fellowship
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- Coaches, scouts and front office personnel from all 32 National Football League teams have gathered in mid-February in Indianapolis for years for several intensive days of analyzing hundreds of top college football players who are eligible for the NFL draft, which starts May 8 this year.
Pope is challenging church to revitalize roots in Christ, cardinals say
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In just one year, Pope Francis has made a powerful impact on the Catholic Church worldwide, a number of cardinals have said. Members of the College of Cardinals gathered in Rome for a series of meetings in late February, and several spoke to Catholic News Service about the Argentine pope's budding legacy.