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Organ donation fosters culture of life, pope says
Christians who donate their organs offer "a gift to the suffering Lord who said that everything we have done for a brother or sister in need we have done for him," the pope said April 13 during a meeting with members of the Italian Association of Organ Donors.
Election 2013: Book looks behind the scenes of conclave
In his new book, "The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Account of the Conclave That Changed History," Gerard O'Connell gives a varied and detailed account of what dozens of cardinals and the media were saying in the days leading up to the vote.
Embrace the cross, trust God will triumph, pope says on Palm Sunday
Acclaimed by the crowds and knowing he was the Messiah they sought, Jesus still chose the path of humility and self-emptying, focused only on doing God's will, Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday.
Georgetown students vote for student fee to pay reparations over slavery
The fee would be $27.20 per semester and the figure represents the 1838 sale of 272 enslaved individuals by the Maryland province of the Society of Jesus province for the benefit of Georgetown University.
N.H. death penalty repeal bid called ‘enormous victory for life’
The New Hampshire Senate and House voted overwhelmingly in recent weeks to repeal the state's death penalty law. Gov. Chris Sununu has threatened to veto the bill, but it passed by margins wide enough to override a veto.
Team play keeps Little Flower in every game, even at last out
The Sentinels have relied on solid play and late-inning heroics to emerge as a force to be reckoned with in Catholic League softball. Win or lose, "we have great faith in one another," said pitcher Ginny Britto.
Buffalo statements assert more transparency, urge privacy for victims
The former statement, from Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo, was issued to "correct some of those errors" about the diocese's response to the crisis that had cropped up from the "intense media coverage."
New Albany abuse task force aims to heal ‘whole family of church’
Albany Bishop Edward Scharfenberger is calling for comprehensive church reform through protocols for greater accountability and increased transparency at all levels and supporting survivors of clergy sex abuse.
As Libya fighting intensifies, Filipino workers urged to come home
More than 2,600 Filipinos work as nurses, teachers or in the oil industry in Libya, where fighting, including the shelling of residential areas near the capital, Tripoli, has escalated.
Humanity’s ancestors: Lucy, Toumai and the evolving journey of prehumans
The Pontifical Academy of Sciences held a workshop discussing the latest discoveries about humanity's earliest ancestors -- where they lived and what they may have looked like millions of years ago.