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Three cardinals end service on pope’s Council of Cardinals
In September, the council members had asked the pope for a reflection on "the work, structure and composition of the council itself, also taking into account the advanced age of some of its members."
Shooting in Brazilian cathedral leaves five dead, four injured
UPDATED - The shooting occurred Dec. 11 just as parishioners from Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral in Campinas, near Sao Paulo, were leaving a midday Mass.
Don’t be afraid to ask for things from God in prayer, pope says
No one should be afraid to turn to God with prayer, especially in times of great doubt, suffering and need, Pope Francis said.
New law will provide relief to genocide victims in Iraq, Syria
President Donald Trump has signed into law the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018, which will provide humanitarian relief to genocide victims in Iraq and Syria and hold accountable Islamic State perpetrators of genocide.
Young adults who leave church start at age 13, study shows
A new study on young adults leaving the Catholic Church found people stopped identifying as Catholics long before they ceased attending a parish. The leading reasons: church teaching on homosexuality and disbelief in religion.
Cards for a cause: Christmas greetings are gift to the poor
Each Christmas card of Nutritional Development Services represents a donation to food programs that help the needy in our area. It's not too late to send these original cards and give the gift of food.
U.S. bishops move to address allegations of abuse, claims of cover-up
Catholics felt betrayed by church leaders accused of sexual misconduct and cover-up revealed this summer and this cloud still hung over the church at the year's end.
U.S. returns church bells to Philippines after more than 100 years
After more than a century, the United States government has returned three church bells swiped by American forces as war booty from the central Philippine town of Balangiga.
Pilgrimage across U.S. lets peacemaker spread light from Bethlehem
For more than a decade, volunteers have driven the Peace Light, a flame kindled in Bethlehem, West Bank, from coast to coast, lighting hundreds of lanterns along the route.
West Bank residents work to ensure tourists spend time with locals
Private residents and the three municipalities are starting initiatives to entice visitors to stop, stroll through the towns, eat a local baklava sweet or take a city tour, much like they would in any other city they visit.