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Pope’s compassion, love touches hearts all over world, says cardinal
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley highlighted the new evangelization in the pontificate of Pope Francis in an Aug. 6 keynote address to the Knights of Columbus supreme convention in San Antonio.
Archbishop tells migrant workers to find strength in Holy Spirit, faith
GRESHAM, Ore. (CNS) -- They come to Oregon's fields with hope and faith. Each night, St. Anne Parish's pastoral associate Corina Carsner visits a community of itinerant workers who come from California and other agricultural areas to pick crops during harvest season. She invites the workers and their families to participate in formation classes, which she leads at the camps.
Year of Faith lecture to show compatibility of science, religion
Atheists contend that religious faith is not intellectual and therefore is not worth taking seriously. Professor Brad Gregory will tackle the topic head-on during his talk, “Science vs. Religion? The Compatibility of Catholicism and the Natural Sciences” on Thursday, Sept. 12 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood. The talk is part of Archbishop Charles Chaput’s Year of Faith Lecture Series.
Newly merged Tacony parish welcomes new pastor, holds street procession
Bishop Michael J. Fitzgerald (center) celebrates Mass for the installation of Father Joseph L. Farrell (left), pastor of Our Lady of Consolation Parish in the city’s Tacony section Sunday, Aug. 4. Father Tomas J. Dunleavy, dean for the parishes in upper Northeast Philadelphia and lower bucks County (Deanery 11), also concelebrated the Mass. To the […]
Number of permanent deacons grows, but many reaching retirement age
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- While the number of permanent deacons keeps growing, those ordained to the permanent diaconate are steadily reaching retirement age, with a need to replenish their ranks, according to a study released Aug. 6 on the diaconate.
Bishop says joblessness, exploitation denying millions ‘honor, respect’
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Millions of workers are being denied the honor and respect they deserve because of a lack of jobs, underemployment, low wages and exploitation, according to the bishop who heads the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.
‘Love of neighbor’ called motivation for Knights’ commitment to charity
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- Saying "our order is stronger today than ever before, and the best is yet to come," Supreme Knight Carl Anderson delivered an annual report Aug. 6 that chronicled the record-setting activity of the Knights of Columbus at the organization's 131st annual convention.
Newtown pastor, parish Knights of Columbus council receive recognition
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- The pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, Conn., and the parish's Knights of Columbus Council were honored Aug. 6 with a new award from the Knights of Columbus at the order's 131st supreme convention in San Antonio.
Before electing Pope Francis, cardinals heard plea for unity, holiness
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The last formal exhortation to the 115 cardinals who elected Pope Francis in March included reminders of the importance of presenting the Catholic faith in its entirety, the need to recognize the errors of church members and the need for unity within the Catholic community.
Canadian Catholic hospitals see dwindling support for care standards
TORONTO (CNS) -- Officials at Canada's largest Catholic hospitals and health services expressed concern that national health care standards are becoming a thing of the past after provincial and territorial leaders did not address the issue at their July Council of the Federation meetings.