Catholic parishes in Quebec province have undergone transformation in recent years as most of them were merged into new entities. But perhaps the biggest challenge lies ahead as the Catholic Church promotes what it calls a...
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Help wipe out bullying and aggression by being better listeners and offering concrete gestures of tolerance and patience, Pope Francis told a group of top YouTubers from around the world.
Ignore the church schedule and serve the people, pope tells deacons
Deacons are called to be servants who set aside their own self-serving plans and are generous with their lives, Pope Francis said.
In tough times, Texas couple works hard to give daughters a future
The impoverished conditions in his town in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas in the early 1980s just wouldn't allow it.
Supreme Court’s Zubik decision is more compromise than punt, some argue
Immediately after the Supreme Court sent the contraceptive case back to the lower courts May 16, some called the decision a punt — the football analogy of sending the ball back to the other team — or in this case the lower courts.
Movie Review: X-Men: Apocalypse
One can only hope that "X-Men: Apocalypse" spells not the end of the world, as the title implies, but the conclusion of this tiresome franchise.
Catholic groups urge Illinois governor to sign stopgap bill to help poor
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago and social service providers throughout the state are hoping that Gov. Bruce Rauner signs a stopgap measure that would provide $700 million to agencies that have been waiting for...
State of Illinois holds fate of thousands of seniors in its hands
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Lawmakers say Obama’s actions in Vietnam ignore human rights abuses
Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, said May 24 that President Barack Obama's decision to lift the arms embargo in Vietnam "failed to advance long-term U.S. interests."
In Eucharist, find strength to share bread, faith with others, pope says
A Corpus Christi procession should honor Christ's gift of himself in the Eucharist, but also should be a pledge to share bread and faith with the people of the cities and towns where the processions take place, Pope Francis said.