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Colleges graduates urged, implored to change the world
College graduations often include an encouraging push by commencement speakers for graduates to go out and make a difference in the world. This year's ceremonies at Catholic colleges and universities around the country were no different, but there may have been a little more urgency in the advice.
50 years after founding, St. Thomas More Parish stays strong
Though founded in 1968 with its first church opening in 1969, the South Coventry, Chester County parish has a sense of teamwork and in the view of one parishioner "is just a wonderful parish."
German religious orders set up inquiry into sexual abuse
Catholic religious orders in Germany have set up an inquiry into sexual abuse in their monasteries and convents, following claims that abuse occurred in more than half of all monastic communities.
Philadelphia cops aided by faith in line of duty
At a May 2 Blue Mass, city police officers spoke about the Catholic ministry at the FOP Lodge 5, which supports spiritually the 14,000 active and retired cops who find faith "absolutely the foundation of our work."
Chess, ballroom dancing make ‘old school’ hip at Visitation
Learning confidence through the tango and analytical strategy through chess, fifth and sixth graders at the Kensington Catholic school are learning how to take on new challenges, and having fun doing it.
Bishop ‘profoundly saddened’ by deaths, damage from Midwest storms
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' domestic policy committee May 24 called for "prayers for the victims and their grieving families and communities" affected by devastating storms from Texas to Illinois.
Italian bishops see ‘moral obligation’ to report abuse to police
Members of the Italian bishops' conference, meeting at the Vatican May 20-23, approved updated guidelines for protecting children and vulnerable adults and for handling abuse allegations.
Letter and spirit: Using universal law to guide local churches on abuse
Pope Francis' latest effort to help the Catholic Church safeguard its members from abuse and hold its leaders accountable came in the form of a new universal law, "Vos estis lux mundi" ("You are the light of the world"), which takes effect June 1.
Pope: Sport strengthens friendships, brings out best of body, mind
"Soccer is a team sport; you can't have fun alone," he said. "If it is played in this way, it can be good for the mind and the heart in a society that exasperates subjectivism -- that is, the centrality of self -- as an absolute principle."
Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, to head Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan
UPDATED - In Saginaw, Bishop Robert D. Gruss succeeds the late Bishop Joseph R. Cistone, who died unexpectedly Oct. 16, 2018, at age 69.