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Holy See developing child protection program for Vatican City
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In an effort to better implement the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Holy See has begun to draw up its own safe-environment program for children in Vatican City State and to offer human rights courses for its security and medical personnel.
Cardinal: For pope, church reform is spiritual exercise, not a project
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- For Pope Francis, the reform of the Catholic Church and its structures "isn't a project, but an exercise of the Spirit" that will take time, said Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa.
Pope calls for prayers for kidnapped nuns, all people abducted in Syria
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis called on Catholics worldwide to pray for five Orthodox nuns who were kidnapped in Syria and for all people who have been abducted during the conflict there.
Seminary offers unconventional path to the priesthood for migrants
MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- Oscar Urrutia's path to religious life has been anything but easy.
Pope’s words and examples draw analysis and plaudits
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- When Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick went to Buenos Aires a few years ago to visit his "classmate," Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, from the same group of bishops who became cardinals in 2001, he was first surprised that the archbishop personally met him at the airport.
Lawsuit says USCCB health care directives led to woman’s negligent care
DETROIT (CNS) -- Lawyers for a woman who claims she suffered a miscarriage because of the way a Michigan Catholic hospital handled her case have filed suit on her behalf against the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops over its "Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care."
Church of England report suggests celebrating same-sex relationships
LONDON (CNS) -- A working group for the Church of England recommended gay couples should be permitted to celebrate their relationships with public services in Anglican parishes.
With ‘ministry of presence,’ friars offer holiday shoppers hospitality
Time is running out, they say, to get great last-minute deals on this year's Tickle Me Elmo, ZhuZhu Pet or whatever fad gift the kids just have to have. One store, however, is taking a different approach this Advent season. The Franciscan Friars of the St. John the Baptist Province now occupy a store in the same corridor as Macy's at Cincinnati's Northgate Mall -- and they don't want your money.
Wall Street vs. Main Street: Pope’s words on economy stir controversy
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In enunciating the principles of Catholic social teaching, popes have long stressed the church's special concern for the poor and the need for state intervention to promote economic justice.
Warminster parish hosts Advent program focusing on Mary
The Neumann Adult Spirituality Ministry at Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Warminster looks to Mary during Advent with a program to learn from her how to live an authentic experience of prayer.