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Bishop tells House any cut in food aid has ‘human, moral consequences’
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- How the U.S. House "chooses to address our nation's hunger and nutrition programs will have profound human and moral consequences," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.
Retired archbishop is in critical but stable condition after stroke
SEATTLE (CNS) -- Retired Seattle Archbishop Alex J. Brunett remained in critical but stable condition in an intensive care unit at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue Sept. 16, four days after suffering a stroke and undergoing surgery.
Poles welcome native son’s sainthood
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) -- A larger-than-life model of Blessed John Paul II as a younger man reaches out from the top of the exterior steps that ascend to All Saints Church, Warsaw's largest church.
Pope assures Rome priests that ‘sanctity is stronger than scandals’
ROME (CNS) -- Acting in his capacity as bishop of Rome, Pope Francis offered words of encouragement to his diocesan priests, assuring them that recent and current scandals cannot overcome the church's holiness and urging them to keep their vocations alive through love of God.
Bishops urge all Cubans to live in hope for a better future
HAVANA (CNS) -- In response to the "aspirations, the hopes and the frustrations of the children of God" the bishops of Cuba urged Cubans to embrace a vision for better future for their country.
Priest injured in latest acid attack in Zanzibar
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (CNS) -- A priest was hospitalized on the island of Zanzibar after acid was thrown at him, police said. The Sept. 13 attack left Father Joseph Mwaganbwa with injuries to his face, chest, thighs and legs, the Associate Press reported.
German diocese promises ‘transparency’ after claims of extravagance
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- Germany's Limburg Diocese pledged "dialogue and transparency" after a former Vatican nuncio was sent to defuse complaints of extravagance against Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst.
Permanent Deacon Steven Santoleri, ordained one year early, dies at 55
Deacon R. Steven Santoleri, 55, in ministry at St. Cornelius Parish in Chadds Ford, died Sept. 13. He was ordained by Bishop Daniel E. Thomas on June 2, 2012, one year ahead of his scheduled ordination date because of his very grave diagnosed cancer. Bishop Thomas will also be celebrant and homilist at Deacon Santoleri's scheduled Sept. 17 funeral Mass.
As Navy Yard shooting details are sorted out, leaders ask for prayers
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As military, police and federal investigators searched for a second suspect in the Sept. 16 shootings at the Washington Navy Yard that left at least 12 dead, religious leaders and public officials offered prayers for the victims and their families.
New book on Padre Pio focus of event at Italian consulate in Philadelphia
To mark the 45th anniversary of the death of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, commonly known as Padre Pio, a book presentation and photo exhibit of the saint will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia. The consulate is located at 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia. The new […]