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Father Burgoyne, a Dachau liberator, Shakesperian scholar and pastor, dies at 87
Father Sidney C. Burgoyne, 87, pastor emeritus of St. John Fisher Parish in Boothwyn and a World War II U.S. Army veteran who saw service in Germany, died Dec. 6. He taught English in high schools and St. Charles Seminary before being named pastor.
Latinos show love for Our Lady of Guadalupe in pageantry and prayer
Gratitude, honor and a spirit of joyful motherly love pervaded the annual Our Lady of Guadalupe vigil Mass Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. Nearly 1,000 parishioners in the Philadelphia Archdiocese processed to the cathedral for the Mass celebrated by Archbishop Chaput.
Indian prime minister apologizes after Christian marchers beaten
During a Dec. 11 march, police with batons charged and beat up several Christians protesters. Undeterred, the protesters, including Catholic priests in cassocks, knelt on the road with crosses in hand, and a police truck mounted with water cannons sprayed them with muddy water several times.
Hush up before Christmas, pope says, because God speaks in whispers
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- If silence is not one of the sounds associated with Christmas preparations, chances are people will miss an experience of the love and tenderness that is at the heart of the holiday, Pope Francis said.
Two Omaha priests found guilty of abuse, face Church sanctions
OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) -- The Archdiocese of Omaha has found two archdiocesan priests -- in separate cases -- guilty of sexual abuse of a minor and administered ecclesiastical penalties, dismissing one from the priesthood with Vatican authorization and removing the other from active ministry and sentencing him to a life of prayer and penance.
Pope says peace is impossible without fraternity based on Christ
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In his first annual message for the World Day of Peace, Pope Francis writes that peace and social justice are impossible without a spirit of fraternity based on recognition that all men and women are children of God -- a relationship fulfilled in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Pope appoints new bishops for Jackson, Miss., and San Angelo, Texas
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Pope Francis has named a Pennsylvania pastor from the Diocese of Scranton to be bishop of Jackson, Miss., and the vicar general of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, to be bishop of San Angelo, Texas.
Pope: Human trafficking is crime against humanity, must be stopped
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The trafficking of human beings is a crime against humanity and must be stopped, Pope Francis told diplomats.
Experts praise new Vatican laws, but ask for inspection of Vatican bank
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- European experts on preventing financial crimes praised a series of new Vatican laws and procedures but urged the Vatican to move immediately to conduct onsite inspections of the Vatican bank and the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See.
Cubans speculate about replacement for 77-year-old Havana cardinal
HAVANA (CNS) -- When the Cuban bishops' conference announced its new officers in November, Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino was not in a leadership position.