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After 100 years, Marian shrine in Alberta still draws thousands
It's easy to drive by the stone grotto at the Skaro shrine for those who don't know its history. Yet, thousands of pilgrims flock to Skaro every year to honor Mary Aug. 14-15 as they have done for 100 years.
Abuse expert: Crisis is call to new vision of priesthood, accountability
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner said the crisis unfolding, again, in the United States is a summons to a new way of envisioning the church and taking responsibility for it.
Young minds, good veggies growing at Bonner-Prendergast HS
The Upper Darby Community Garden located at the archdiocesan high school is already producing food for the community while engaging students with the wider community, for the benefit of both.
Small Indian state of Goa has large impact on Catholic Church in Asia
Jesuit missionaries, who have been based on the subcontinent's southwest coast since the 16th century, still are having a ripple effect across the entire continent, despite alleged attempts to "ethnically cleanse" the area of Catholics in the past.
One-time East Timor rebel renews faith, finds calling in teaching
Twelve years, ago Egidio Lay Carvalho wanted to be a hero by changing his country violently. These days he finds himself as a different kind of hero to the young men and women at St Ignatius.
Cardinal shares message of ‘Laudato Si” at Ghana World Youth Day event
Expressing concern for the accelerating degradation of Earth, Cardinal Peter Turkson told 3,000 Ghanaians Aug. 5 to learn, know and spread the message of the 2015 papal teaching.
Fear, uncertainty lead to a ‘do-it-yourself’ religion, pope says
Like the ancient Israelites, Christians today also can fall into the temptation of creating their own idols when difficulties and uncertainties arise, Pope Francis said.
Kids of Armenian descent experience summertime beacon of hope in Beirut
The camp gives children an opportunity "to have new friends, to enjoy their childhood, to have these moments of fun and lovely memories within their miseries."
Catholic hospitals help Indonesia quake victims in Lombok, Bali
Catholic hospitals in Indonesia have sent medical teams to treat hundreds of people injured by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the tourist island of Lombok near Bali Aug. 5.
Catholic Church offers to mediate Zimbabwe election dispute
The church in Zimbabwe said it is prepared to mediate between government and opposition leaders after six people were killed in violence that followed a disputed presidential election.