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Significant wins seen in the battle against pornography
Media giants, hotel chains and retailers are removing or restricting risque content in response to a new view of pornography as a public health crisis.
Pa. bishop thanks people for prayers, ‘kind words’ during illness
Bishop Edward C. Malesic, 58, of Greensburg has posted a video thank-you for people of his western Pennsylvania diocese after his procedure following a heart attack on Thanksgiving weekend.
Maryknoll missioners sent out to ‘create more just, compassionate world’
Twelve Maryknoll lay missioners -- including individuals, couples, a family and one Maryknoll sister -- ages 23 to 69, will begin their three-and-a-half years' service to five countries in Latin American and Africa.
Far from home, Israel’s foreign workers visit pop-up Christmas market
Filipinos, Russians, Colombians and other nonlocal Christians working in or near Tel Aviv enjoy the sights of the Christmas season, and a reminder of home, while living among their Jewish hosts.
Postwar orphans were victims of German clergy abuse
Hildesheim, an ornate medieval city founded by a son of Charlemagne, was bombed to ashes during World War II then became home to refugees. The current Catholic bishop is investigating a predecessor's abuse of children.
Education key to solving migration crisis, pope says
Educating young migrants will help them find "work in the future and participate as informed citizens," Pope Francis said, and adults can educate themselves to welcome migrants so they "do not meet indifference or, worse, intolerance."
Discern how to avoid a post-Christmas present: credit debt
Stick to a budget and strategize your online shopping, says local Catholic business leader Guy Ciarrocchi: “If you turn Christmas into a spending extravaganza, you'll miss out on what we’re really celebrating.”
When families open homes to the disabled, everyone wins
A program of archdiocesan Catholic Social Services enables adults with intellectual disabilities to share their lives with area families, and become beloved members of them.
Late Trappist monk still has impact on people of all faiths, says priest
Fifty years after his death, Father Thomas Merton is still helping to draw others nearer to Christ through his writings and the communities they tend to create.
English cardinal shocked to learn vicar sent two pedophiles to U.S.
Msgr. Daniel Leonard ordered a priest to tip off Father Samuel Penney that he was about to be arrested and to give him cash to flee to the United States. He also provided Father James Robinson with a good character reference so he could transfer to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.