As World Youth Day approaches, U.S. organizers offered tips on how pilgrims can prepare logistically, spiritually and even digitally.
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Tijuana shelters that house deportees find themselves housing refugees
The border city of Tijuana is filled with dreams and nightmares, happy endings and tragic beginnings, broken families and shattered promises. Mostly, though, it is filled with waiting. People waiting to leave for the United...
Baton Rouge bishop urges community not to give in to anger, fear
Bishop Robert W. Muench of Baton Rouge is urging the local community to be "ministers of healing to a hurting world" while protests are taking place about the police shooting of a black man outside a convenience store in Baton...
Homeless shelter volunteers put wheels in motion, create Spokes 4 Hope
Tom Mayhew spins the rear tire of a bicycle secured firmly on a repair rack.
Church should use better business practices, conference speakers say
Speakers at the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management's annual meeting June 30 in Philadelphia emphasized that the church should adhere to the same business practices expected of institutions and governments...
Pope meets parents of U.S. student found dead in Rome
Meeting the grieving parents of a U.S. student who was found dead in Rome, Pope Francis mourned the death of the teenager, who had been set to begin a study-abroad program.
For most Zimbabweans, ‘life is unbearable now,’ priest says
Violent protests in Zimbabwe reflect people's frustrations in extremely difficult times, a church official said.
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When the Istanbul Ataturk airport was attacked by terrorists on June 28, it hit too close to home for me.
National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry celebrates 25th anniversary
To reflect on the status of Hispanic ministry and the plan for a 2018 national meeting of Latino ministry, called "encuentro," religious leaders, bishops and officials from organizations that work with Latinos throughout the...
Pray for those who scorn, take advantage of you, pope tells poor
Pray for those responsible for extreme poverty, for the rich who feast unaware of people in need at their door, and for priests who ignore those who are hurting, Pope Francis told people living a precarious existence.