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A ‘manifesto’ at World Youth Day calls attention to environment
PANAMA CITY — Young people attending World Youth Day called attention to the world’s environmental problems, issuing what they called a “manifesto” for the...
Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed. Focus of Catholic Schools Week Jan. 27-Feb....
WASHINGTON -- National Catholic Schools Week will be celebrated across the country Jan. 27-Feb. 2 this year with the theme: "Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve....
Martin Luther King Jr. described as ‘true witness to the power...
WASHINGTON -- Societies today need "artisans of peace," like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., "who can be messengers and authentic witnesses of God...
Series on the Mass: The homily partnership
There is very little that a priest does each week that requires so much attention as the Sunday homily. The homily can be a...
March for Life 2019 draws Vice President Pence, pro-life supporters to...
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Those who stand up for the dignity of life in all its stages and want to see this respect for all...
Manuscript from Father Karol Wojtyla clarifies St. John Paul II’s political,...
WARSAW, Poland -- A new two-volume manuscript on political and social philosophy, authored by St. John Paul II in the 1950s, will dispel views...
Pope Francis says growth among Christians comes when gifts are recognized...
ROME -- Just as divisions in society grow when wealth is not shared, divisions within Christianity grow when the richness of gifts God has...
Idea of having women deacons ‘about ministry,’ not ‘power,’ says speaker
NEW YORK — Ordaining women to the permanent diaconate now, when the church is “crying for ministry,” is a logical way to fulfill its...
Julliard-trained violinist returns to N.J. roots to record first album
CAMDEN, N.J. — In recent months, violinist Alana Youssefian has performed at New York City’s Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall at Yale University and...
Former Planned Parenthood worker says ‘power of ultrasound’ changed her
WASHINGTON — When it comes to speaking her mind, Abby Johnson never holds back. Affable in a way usually described as down-home, as the...