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A world without nuclear weapons is possible, pope says in Japan
Saying it is "perverse" to think the threat of nuclear weapons makes the world safer, Pope Francis urged a renewed commitment to disarmament and to the international treaties designed to limit or eliminate nuclear weapons.
Pope arrives in Japan — decades later than he’d hoped
The pope met with the bishops of Japan and outlined the major themes of this four-day stay: nuclear disarmament, the example of the Japanese martyrs, interreligious dialogue and special care for the young.
Knights still honor Kennedy as order’s ‘most distinguished’ member
President John F. Kennedy was a member of the Knights' Bunker Hill Council 62 in Charlestown, Mass., joining on St. Patrick's Day in 1946. He became a fourth-degree Knight in 1954. Kennedy, the first Catholic to be elected president, was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963.
HUD secretary tours archdiocesan senior living facility
Ben Carson, who directs the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, visited Nativity B.V.M. Place on Nov. 22. Located in the city's Port Richmond section, the residence, one of five in the Archdiocese, provides affordable housing for older adults.
Good Shepherd sister receives 16th annual Opus Prize for work in Congo
Sister Catherine Mutindi, founder of Bon Pasteur in Congo, has received the 16th annual Opus Prize, which comes with $1 million for her humanitarian work.
New religious liberty index shows Americans OK with level of freedom
More than 2,100 Americans were asked 21 questions across six broad areas, which the Becket Fund described as religious pluralism, religion and policy, religious sharing, religion in society, church and state, and religion in action.
‘I bless you with all my heart,’ pope tells youth in message to NCYC
Here is the text of Pope Francis videotaped message to the 20,000 youths and chaperones attending the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis Nov. 21-23.
Chocolate turns to gold as LC girls win state soccer title in Hershey
It took only one goal and a lot of defense as Lansdale Catholic captured the PIAA Class 2A girls' championship, 1-0. Seven busloads of family and friends from Lansdale joined in the joy, described as "a dream come true.”
From rowdy to reverent: Young Catholics rally for Eucharist, pope’s words
Some 20,000 teenagers from 145 dioceses showed their enthusiasm and faith at the National Catholic Youth Conference, the largest biennial Catholic youth gathering in the U.S., and heard from a former Philadelphian, Bishop Nelson Perez.
Youth say NCYC theme of ‘Blessed, Broken, Given’ has deep meaning for them
At the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, 20,000 teenagers form a joyful, energetic and unifying representation of how much their Catholic faith means to them, of how much they have to offer the church.