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Cardinal-designate Parolin coordinates Curia, Vatican diplomacy
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In his dual roles as coordinator of the Roman Curia and chief Vatican diplomat, Cardinal-designate Pietro Parolin has said he hopes to imitate the joy and the simplicity with which Pope Francis has carried out his ministry.
New cardinal from Buenos Aires has pastoral approach similar to pope
MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- Since being named archbishop of Buenos Aires in March, Cardinal-designate Mario Aurelio Poli has shown similarities in the pastoral approach of his predecessor, Pope Francis.
Holy Family U president Sister Francesca Onley set to retire
Sister Francesca Onley, C.S.F.N., is retiring as president of Holy Family University after 32 years, marking the longest tenure of any university president in Philadelphia. She will step down officially June 30.
Pope names 19 new cardinals, including six from Latin America
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Stressing that their role would be one of service rather than honor, Pope Francis named 19 new cardinals, including six men from his home region of Latin America.
Ongoing global humanitarian crises bring suffering, challenges
Civil-war wracked Syria tops a list of crisis hot spots in the world, including in Africa, that aid workers are watching. All people should be vigilant about emailing and using social media to keep attention on troubled areas, said an expert.
Pro-lifers from archdiocese planning for annual March for Life in capitol
Last year more than a half-million witnessed for the sanctity of life in Washington. At least 66 buses are already booked to depart Jan. 22 from parishes and schools in the Philadelphia region.
Institute’s goal to help Catholics ‘reclaim sense of sacred’ in liturgy
GREENBRAE, Calif. (CNS) -- Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco has created a new liturgical institute to offer a deeper sense of formation to lay ministers such as lectors, music directors, extraordinary ministers of holy Communion and those who bring Communion to the sick.
With few words, Pope Francis shows a new way to be pro-life
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' decision to talk less than his predecessors about abortion has puzzled some pro-lifers. Yet the pope has made clear his commitment to the defense of unborn life and, thanks to his colossal popularity, his pontificate could boost the pro-life cause in unprecedented ways.
50 years after declaring ‘War on Poverty,’ a renewed campaign
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- When President Lyndon Johnson declared a "war on poverty" in his 1964 State of the Union address, few then expected just what it would take to wipe out domestic poverty.
Investment analyst downgrades stocks over moral, ethical concerns
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- It's not exactly the man-bites-dog story, but rather a man-bites-hand-that-feeds-him story.