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HHS issues proposal on faith-based agencies’ adoption, foster placements
Under the proposal, announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, these agencies would not be excluded from certain federally funded programs for adhering to their belief in traditional marriage.
California Catholic school counts its blessings after surviving Getty Fire
The church, as well as many of the parishioners' own homes, had been spared from the devastating Getty Fire due to the work of the firefighters.
Bishops ask Filipinos to bring gifts for poor to Mass
Archbishop Rolando Tirona, head of the social action arm of the Philippine bishops' conference, said the sharing of gifts "is a small gesture to restore hope for the poor."
All of life should be journey toward God, pope says at memorial Mass
Pope Francis celebrated Mass in memory of cardinals and bishops who died in the past year. The Mass was Nov. 4, 2019, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
If church does not evangelize, it will decay, pope says
In an excerpt of a new book-length interview published Nov. 4, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church must follow Jesus' command to preach the Gospel to every person, otherwise it will not fulfill its mission of bearing witness to Christ.
Catholic universities must educate minds and hearts, pope says
Universities must find ways to educate the "hearts and consciences" of students in an age of increasing technological advancement and shifting societal demands, Pope Francis said.
Celebrating Mass in catacombs, pope recalls all persecuted Christians
In what he said was his first visit to the catacombs, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the feast of All Souls with special words of remembrance for Catholics who still today must worship in secret.
Pope prays for people killed in ethnic, religious clashes in Ethiopia
Pope Francis prayed for those killed during violent protests in Ethiopia, which left dozens of people dead.
In time of crisis, church must be renewed, U.S. archbishop says
At times of great crisis in the Catholic Church, God intervened to renew it through the example and witness of saints, said Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of Hartford, Connecticut.
In court briefs, Catholic leaders urge Supreme Court to keep DACA in place
On Nov. 12, the court will hear arguments in a challenge to the Trump administration's termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.