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Priest’s study of universe’s origins still guides modern-day cosmology
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The work of researchers who reported detecting the signal left behind by the rapid expansion of space billions of years ago is rooted in the efforts of a Belgian priest whose mathematical computations in the 1920s laid the groundwork for the Big Bang theory.
Blessed John Paul played major role in fall of Soviet communism
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Catholics venerate Blessed John Paul II for his holiness, as demonstrated, among other ways, by his globetrotting evangelism and long-suffering endurance in the papacy despite his illness.
Jordan transfers desert patch into new refugee camp for Syrians
AZRAQ, Jordan (CNS) -- This desolate dusty patch of desert near Jordan's borders with Syria and Iraq is soon to be home to the latest victims of Syria's three-year civil war.
Central African religious leaders hope to mend relations among citizens
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Quran, Islam's holy book, indicates that when a Muslim is in trouble, he should go to Christians, because they are also children of God, so Imam Omar Kobine Layama fled to the house of a Catholic archbishop.
Philippine cardinal praises both sides in peace deal for ‘wisdom’
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) -- The Philippines' newest cardinal was among 1,000 guests who witnessed the peace agreement between the government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group.
Cardinal O’Hara names new principal; OCE welcomes tech, finance leaders
Peter Balzano is the new principal for the Delaware County archdiocesan high school, effective immediately. Two administrators from Bonner-Prendergast and Archbishop Ryan high schools will lead the technology and financial aid efforts in the archdiocesan Office of Catholic Education.
New Catholic senior housing facility meeting a need in Kensington
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia took the lead in securing tax credits for a project to build a 40-unit development in a poor and gentrifying section of the city. It allows seniors to stay in their neighborhood with family, friends and church.
Pope Francis, President Obama meet privately at Vatican
UPDATED -VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In their first encounter, Pope Francis received U.S. President Barack Obama at the Vatican March 27 for a discussion that touched on several areas of tension between the Catholic Church and the White House, including religious freedom and medical ethics.
Pope to politicians: Follow God’s love, reject self-serving corruption
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis warned government officials against abandoning the path of God's love and liberating salvation for the dead-end road of self-righteous corruption.
Young adults invited for April events in Northeast Phila.
Theology on Tap Northeast offers a schedule of events each Monday evening in April for young adults in their 20s and 30s to gather for casual eating, drinking and faith-related discussion.