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Couple’s key to 50 married years is personal bond with Christ
From hosting rosary groups and faith-sharing groups in their home to leading courses on marriage and parenting, Michele and John Doman of Visitation Parish in Norristown focus on a personal relationship with God and growing in fellowship with his followers.
Point out church’s errors with love, pope tells pilgrims
"One must point out the defects in order to correct them, but when one reports the defects, denounces them, one must love the church. Without love, it's the devil at work," the pope said.
Brooklyn’s list covers diocese’s 166 years, has 108 credible abuse claims
The diocese said about two-thirds of the priests accused of sexually abusing a minor are deceased and that the "vast majority" of the cases involved priests who were ordained between 1930 and 1979.
To know God is to know love, pope says at audience
While often compared to the love of parents, the love of God is greater; "there is a God in heaven who loves us like no one on this earth has ever done and can ever do," the pope said Feb. 20 during his weekly general audience.
Court rejects abortion provider’s effort to get bishops’ internal documents
In December 2016, Whole Woman’s Health sued over a Texas law that requires abortion facilities to bury or cremate aborted human remains.
Court decision clears way for reuse of St. Laurentius Church
A state court opinion may have paved the way for the sale of the crumbling Catholic church in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia, and its possible restoration and conversion into apartments.
Pioneering Navy pilot recalled for her humility, love of faith and family
Capt. Mariner was an aviation pioneer who broke through the ranks of the all-male military aviator corps to become the U.S. Navy's first female attack-jet pilot.
Prepping for major Masses, cathedral choirs nurture the faithful
Charlene Angelini, the archdiocesan director of liturgical music, says the Cathedral's adult and children's choirs are ready for their busy season, starting with a March 3 feast day Mass for St. Katharine Drexel.
Oakland bishop: Publishing priest-abusers list an ‘act of contrition’
The Diocese of Oakland, which serves two California counties in the East Bay area, published Feb. 18 a list of priests, deacons and religious brothers who have worked in the diocese and been credibly accused of abuse, dating back to the diocese's founding in 1962.
Following unrest in Haiti, CRS weighs how best to ramp up services
Catholic Relief Services operations began returning to normal following more than a week of unrest by Haitians frustrated by government corruption and high inflation.