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Teen spends final days reaching out to vulnerable, poor on city streets
When 19-year-old Nicholas Peters of San Carlos understood that his life would not be a long one, he decided to spend the days that might be left to him ministering to the forgotten and the hopeless on the streets of San Francisco.
Religious vocations endure despite distractions, scandal
Despite decades of declining numbers, religious life continues to attract young people who view God's call as "not limiting, but freeing," say several men's and women's vocation directors in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
St. Francis Xavier Annual 40 Hours Devotion
St. Francis Xavier will be hosting its annual 40 Hours devotion from the conclusion of its 1130AM mass to the closing benediction on Tuesday, November 12th.
Slum Jesus to be part of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival in 2020
One of Brazil's most traditional samba schools -- the popular associations that organize annual Carnival parades in the country -- announced that the theme of its 2020 performance would be the story of Jesus taken to a Rio de Janeiro slum.
Lebanese, protesting in streets, want a changing of the guard
Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese are hitting the streets across the country to demand an end to rampant corruption and poor public services.
Pope restructures Brazilian dioceses following synod proposal
The synod, which took place at the Vatican Oct. Oct. 6-27, addressed the challenges facing large dioceses with few resources to minister to Catholics in remote areas.
Pilgrimage to Rome reflects unity in Christ, U.S. bishop says
The bishops of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont were in Rome for their visits "ad limina apostolorum" -- to the threshold of the apostles.
Dialogue begins with empathy, not contempt, pope says
Christians who preach the Gospel must see people who do not know Christ as children of God and not as nonbelievers worthy of hostility and contempt, Pope Francis said.
Child’s wish to feed homeless leads to robust outreach, national award
It started with a child's concern for a homeless man she saw outside a grocery store. Emily Aguirre, a fifth grader at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School in McAllen, was 6 years old in 2015 when she insisted on taking action.
Monastery life allows God ‘to make us truly free,’ says Cistercian nun
In a Wisconsin monastery 22 nuns, ages 23 to 89, pray, study and work to bake altar breads in a daily, contemplative rhythm. The younger sisters reflect on their journey to religious life, and happiness.