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Pontifical Mission Society leaders take justice message to Capitol Hill
Leaders from the Pontifical Mission Societies spent a day of their national meeting bending the ear of members of Congress, urging action on climate change, the protection of immigrants and religious freedom.
New Orleans priest founded first Catholic AIDS hospice
Father Paul Desrosiers cofounded the first Catholic hospice in the U.S. for HIV-AIDS patients in 1985. At the height of the epidemic, the disease meant imminent death. Project Lazarus still serves today as a transitional residence for those with HIV.
Childhood dream of priesthood wavered but never waned
Alexander Pancoast's thoughts of becoming a priest arose at an early age. Even after a teenage crisis of faith, he overcame doubts and fears, leading to his upcoming May 18 ordination as a priest for Philadelphia.
Bishops hear pain and hope at racism listening session in Baltimore
Participants in a racism listening session sponsored by the Archdiocese of Baltimore April 29 brought a variety of experiences to the attention of Baltimore's bishops and an audience of more than 250.
Asian Church leaders voice alarm over decline in press freedom
Media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said it takes a "lot of courage" to work as a journalist these days amid the threat of censorship, intimidation and even violence.
Gladwyne parish making big investment in Catholic students
A select group of eight Philadelphia students ready to attend an archdiocesan high school probably never heard of St. John Vianney Parish, but its $3,000-a-year scholarships are making an impact on city families.
Wisconsin Franciscans raise awareness of longtime crisis in Cameroon
Hundreds of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands have been displaced in Cameroon since 2016, when tensions rose between the French-speaking majority and the English-speaking minority.
Respect rights of indigenous people, culture, pope tells mining industry
A "fallacious" economic model that exploits the earth's resources while disregarding the rights and cultures of indigenous people has left the planet in a precarious condition and requires a change of heart that places the common good before financial gain, Pope Francis said.
Love never fails: How a wife coped and her husband forgave
Patti-Ann McDonald was 24, married eight months and pregnant when notified her husband had been shot. He lived as a quadriplegic for 30 years and learned to forgive his attacker, as she told a local parish group recently.
Symposium considers future with Roe v. Wade decision repealed
What would American society look like if the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling, which legalized abortion on demand, were overturned?