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Cardinal says pope wants to ‘stir things up,’ let people ask questions
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- U.S. Cardinal Edwin F. O'Brien doesn't know what will come out of the Synod on the Family set for October, but the former archbishop of Baltimore believes it will be significant.
People power: Popular devotion is key factor in sainthood process
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The sainthood process is long and technically complicated, and ultimately requires the approval of the pope, but the whole procedure is driven by Catholics in the pews and, especially, those on their knees.
Couples invited for Valentine’s Day evening of reflection
Malvern Retreat House is hosting a retreat for all married, engaged and dating couples Sunday evening, Feb. 9.
Lost firefighters from past and present to be honored at Mass
St. John the Evangelist Church in center city Philadelphia will host a memorial Mass honoring firefighters who died in the line of duty on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 10 a.m.
New Mexico bishop to visit Trooper parish
Bishop Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B., bishop of the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, will be the celebrant at a Mass in English and Spanish at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Visitation B.V.M. Church in Trooper, Montgomery County. He will preach on the theme “Welcoming the Stranger.”
Separated and divorced Catholics get retreat day in Malvern
Valentine’s Day may be fun for those in a relationship but it is also a time of remembering broken promises, dreams and lives for many others. Malvern Retreat House offers a day of reflection for them on Feb. 12.
Author of book on parish revitalization coming to Media parish
Tom Corcoran will offer his insights into the renewal of his Baltimore parish during a seminar at St. Mary Magdalen Parish Feb. 20.
Archbishop Chaput named to Vatican council
Pope Francis appointed the archbishop a member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity Feb. 6. He is the only American member of the council.
‘Unjust’ criticism won’t force Vatican to drop treaty, spokesman says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican said it would continue to adhere to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and give an attentive response to the U.N. committee monitoring adherence to the treaty, despite what it views as unfair criticism and suggestions from the committee that would violate church teaching.
Pope says relativistic ideas of marriage lead to divorce
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis said contemporary ideas of marriage as an arrangement defined by personal needs promote a mentality of divorce, and he called for better preparation of engaged couples as well as ministry to Catholics whose marriages have failed.