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Pope orders new rules on relations between bishops, religious orders
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis said he has ordered a revision of what he called outdated Vatican norms on the relations between religious orders and local bishops, in order to promote greater appreciation of the orders' distinctive missions.
January newsletter: Office for Hispanic Catholics
Read about Catholic events and useful information of interest to Latino Catholics -- in Spanish and English.
Msgr. Lynn makes bail, leaves state prison with monitoring device
The former secretary for clergy for the Philadelphia Archdiocese, whose conviction for child endangerment was reversed Dec. 26, was freed on bail Dec. 3.
Pope tells Jesuits to dream big, change the world
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- True faith is marked by the daring desire to change the world with the loving heart of Jesus, Pope Francis said. The zealous proclamation of the Gospel must never be coupled with "inquisitional clobbering, with condemnation. No, the Gospel is proclaimed with kindness, fraternity and love," he told more than 300 of his fellow Jesuits Jan. 3.
Sub-Saharan refugees in Cairo find challenges blending with society
CAIRO (CNS) -- Refugees from South Sudan living in Egypt say the outbreak of violence in their homeland is caused by political squabbles over power, not conflicts between tribes.
New year holds hope for homeless clients seeking work
PHOENIX (CNS) -- The new year will be a brighter beginning for Terrance Alston. The 49-year-old, who spent enough years on the streets, is now fixing up his own home and mending family bonds.
Courts give some last-minute relief from HHS contraceptive mandate
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS) -- In the midst of their New Year's Eve celebration with low-income elderly residents, the Baltimore-based Little Sisters of the Poor learned that the Supreme Court issued an injunction temporarily protecting them from the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.
Churches inundated as violence continues in Central African Republic
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- Church leaders in the Central African Republic report an increasing humanitarian crisis and warn that international forces, which have been in their country a month, had not secured law and order.
Pope: Time to stop violence, discord, and begin making peace at home
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Welcoming in a new year, Pope Francis said it was time to stop provoking and ignoring violence, tragedy and conflict in the world, and begin building peace at home. “Justice and peace at home, among us — you begin at home and then you move on to all of humanity. But […]
More than 6.6 million attended Vatican events with Pope Francis in 2013
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the first nine and a half months of Pope Francis’ pontificate, more than 6.6 million people participated in papal events at the Vatican, including weekly general audiences, group audiences, liturgies and recitations of the Angelus and “Regina Coeli” on Sundays and holy days. The statistics, compiled by the Prefecture of […]