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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.
Catholic Charities weighing response to violent Midwest storms, flooding
An outbreak of strong storms the evening of May 22 spawned tornadoes that razed homes, flattened trees and tossed cars across a dealership lot, injuring about two dozen people in Missouri's capital city and killing at least three others elsewhere in the state.
Nonprofit gives gang members, former inmates second chance, career path
"Our mission is to minimize street gang activity in San Diego by providing integrated gang prevention, gang intervention and post-detention reentry services for former gang-involved individuals," explained the president of Rise Up Industries.
St. Anne Parish dedicates new shrine in patron’s name
The upper church of St. Anne Parish in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia is the latest archdiocesan shrine, a place where people have venerated the mother of Mary for more than a century.