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Big decisions, bench changes for U.S. Supreme Court this year
The Supreme Court's past year will probably be remembered more for the shakeup at the bench than for specific rulings.
Strasbourg bishop speaks of ‘lucid madness’ after terror attack
UPDATED - At noon Dec. 12, the bells of every Catholic church in Strasbourg rang for 10 minutes to honor the victims of a terror attack at a Christmas market the previous day.
With a mother’s heart, Mary raises up the abandoned, pope says at Mass
Just as she did hundreds of years ago from a small hill in Tepeyac, Mexico, Mary accompanies the downtrodden and the lowly like a mother caring for her children.
Vatican publishes schedule for papal visit to Abu Dhabi
When Pope Francis travels to the United Arab Emirates Feb. 3-5, he will meet with the international Muslim Council of Elders, participate in an interreligious meeting and celebrate Mass for the local Catholic population, the vast majority of whom are foreign workers.
Cardinal Pell found guilty of sex abuse, expected to appeal
Australian Cardinal George Pell reportedly has been found guilty on five charges related to serious sexual misconduct involving two boys at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne in the 1990s.
USCCB welcomes Treasury Department guidance on ‘parking lot tax’
The USCCB also called for the full repeal of a provision in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that would tax houses of worship and other nonprofits for parking and transit benefits they provide to their employees.
Creche up for one day, then Delaware town’s leaders order its removal
Catholics members of St. Edmond Parish in Rehoboth Beach got verbal approval to erect the Kiwanis Club's creche in the town square, as it has for the past 50 years. But town leaders later objected after receiving complaints.
Catholic social teaching held up in efforts to overcome polarization
The basic message behind such efforts during the last year is simple: come to see perceived "enemies" as real people, deserving of respect and dignity.
Meet the millennial Catholics of Phila. sticking with their faith
The church's sexual abuse scandal may have rocked Mass attendance in recent years, but young Catholics explain why they stay in the church. They don't doubt Christ's presence and message today.
Virtue and veggies can help keep off the holiday pounds
Most Americans gain weight over the holidays, but local Catholic experts in nutrition and ethics offer practical ways to avoid the "food free-for-all" and practice temperance toward all created goods -- and goodies.