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Paraguay pays tribute to 90-year-old Jesuit
It does not matter if it is in a demonstration against the International Monetary Fund or to support a small displaced indigenous community, Spanish Jesuit Francisco de Paula Oliva, 90, will be there.
Vatican issues updated norms for personal ordinariates
The updated "complementary norms" include a provision Pope Francis approved in 2013 explicitly stating that the personal ordinariates are not only for former Anglicans and their families, but also may include persons evangelized and brought into the Catholic Church through the ordinariate's ministry.
Pope scheduled to address South Sudan leaders meeting at Vatican
To help bring lasting peace to a nation scarred by civil war, Pope Francis was scheduled to speak with and bless leaders from South Sudan gathered for a spiritual retreat at the Vatican.
Abortion bills will have ‘radical consequences,’ cardinal warns
Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley cast opposition to an expansion of abortion in Massachusetts as "an issue of human rights" and did not "seek to impose the Catholic Church's teachings on a diverse society."
New York Giants coach gives pointers on prayer, faith to Catholic men
Pat Shurmur, the head coach of the New York Giants and a lifelong Catholic, spoke about importance of faith during a Lenten gathering for a group of Catholic men in the Diocese of Metuchen March 30.
Argentine martyrs’ lives recall military rule of 1970s
The Martyrs of La Rioja, who will be beatified April 27, were murdered in Argentina's era of military rule and church acquiescence as abuses occurred. Their pastoral ministry followed the path of Vatican II and has been championed by Pope Francis.
St. Agnes, Sellersville, is 100 years old yet young and flourishing
Priests had been visiting the Bucks County community since 1863. But after the parish finally was founded, it took off, and now boasts 11,000 people, several new vocations and vibrant teen ministry.
Longtime Irish Trocaire worker dies in road accident in Guatemala
Sally O'Neill worked for Trocaire -- the Irish word for mercy -- for some 37 years in developing countries. The charity announced her death April 8, following the accident.
New Georgia church includes artifacts from closed N.Y. church
This spring, artifacts from St. Gerard Church in Buffalo, New York, which closed in 2008, have a new home at Mary Our Queen Church in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.
Marine vet counts on prayer to reunite with deported husband
Elizabeth Perez, a Catholic mother of four, tells how her husband was sent back to Mexico and shares her opinion of the failing immigration system in a new PBS documentary film airing April 15.