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Pope prays for victims, condemns violence in Mexican border city
Following random gun attacks that killed 19 civilians in Reynosa, Pope Francis called for conversion and consolation as drug cartels terrorize ordinary citizens.
Only God can quench thirst for peace, pope tells Middle East patriarchs
In a June 27 letter on the first "Day of Peace in the Middle East," the pope said the region's tapestry of peaceful coexistence can come undone "if violence, envy and division tears even one of those threads."
Writing about LGBTQ ministry, pope says God loves all his children
In a June 21 letter to Jesuit Father James Martin, Pope Francis said "God's 'style'" is marked by "closeness, compassion and tenderness" toward each individual.
Colorado Catholic church holds vigil for slain officer targeted by gunman
Arvada Police Officer Gordon Beesley, shot dead June 21, was recalled during a June 24 service as a man who brought a "smile with him everywhere" he went.
Miami Catholic parish says 10 of its families still missing after building collapse
Following the June 24 tragedy at the Champlain Towers South complex, Father Juan Sosa, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, is urging all affected to "keep their hearts open" to God amid the ongoing search and rescue operations.
Pope, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken meet at Vatican
Climate change, migration and geopolitical hot spots were on the agenda during the 40-minute meeting June 28, Pope Francis' second with an official of the Biden Administration.
Local nuns head to southern border as migrant influx surges
Dozens of Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters are joining women religious from across the U.S. at Catholic Charities USA shelters, bringing hope to thousands fleeing violence, poverty and natural disasters.
La Salle caps school-best 26-2 season with state baseball title
With a 2-1 win over North Allegheny June 18 to capture the PIAA Class 6A state baseball championship, the Explorers finished on a school-record 25-game winning streak.
Bucks County parish hosts annual food festival
St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church in Warrington will offer Ukrainian favorites and raffle prizes in takeout format June 27, with the deadline for orders June 25.
Abandoned at birth, woman’s boxes save babies: ‘I was made for this’
An Indiana woman was conceived in the rape of her mother, who abandoned her newborn daughter at a hospital in 1972. Now Monica Kelsey builds safe havens where mothers can bring an unwanted child.