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English cardinal says people rely on modern slavery for cheap goods
Cardinal Vincent Nichols said that people often failed to realize how they were sometimes "part of the chain of supply and demand" that has led to an estimated 40 million people -- a third of whom are believed to be children -- trapped in slavery around the world.
Unemployed or underemployed? Join a retreat Feb. 17
Rod Colon, a career strategist and Theresa Hummel-Krallinger, a laughologist, will speak at the annual Joseph’s People Retreat at Malvern Retreat House. Sessions include how to make faith an asset in job struggles.
Family night at the Flyers to benefit Catholic Charities Appeal
See a special link to purchase tickets to the Philadelphia Flyers' Feb. 11 game against the cross-state rival Pittsburgh Penguins. Proceeds benefit the appeal as it aids local Catholic social service agencies.
World needs to be healed, not condemned, pope says
The pope held an audience at the Vatican Feb. 9 with professors and students of the Alphonsian Academy in Rome, a graduate school specializing in moral theology.
Indiana parish opens ‘Blessing Box’ as a gift to people in need
The pastor said parishioners are excited to help individuals and families in need through the stand-alone structure, filled with nonperishable food items and toiletries that anyone in need can access at any time of day.
Pope updates role, authority of auditor’s office as part of reform
As part of ongoing financial reform efforts, Pope Francis updated the role and authority of the auditor general's office, calling it the Vatican's "anti-corruption authority."
Rachel’s Vineyard post abortion healing retreat
For any individual that has suffered through the loss of abortion and is seeking healing, this March 22-24 retreat at Villa Maria Spirituality Center is for you.
Mexican shelters strain with arrival of asylum-seekers at U.S. border
Asylum-seekers arrive at legal ports of entries the length of the U.S.-Mexico border, but increasingly face long waits to lodge their petitions with U.S. officials, forcing them to spend weeks or months in unsafe Mexican border cities.
Cardinal warns against being silent, in error about Catholic faith
UPDATED - Cardinal Muller released a "Manifesto of Faith" Feb. 8 in which he affirms basic teachings of the church "in the face of growing confusion about the doctrine of the faith."
French order, acknowledging abuse by founder, clarifies pope’s remarks
Leaders of the men's community and the active and contemplative groups of women issued a statement Feb. 7 after Pope Francis spoke of a new religious order dissolved by then-Pope Benedict XVI "because the slavery of women, including sexual slavery, had become part of it."