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By Beth Griffin
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. – As Jesus called His disciples in many ways, vocation directors and seminary faculty must walk with candidates and students to understand and meet their individual needs as they discern their call to priesthood, according to the bishop of Orlando, Fla. Diocesan policies and seminary practices should accommodate varying expressions of prayer and […]
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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washiongton needs volunteers to serve Christmas dinner to those who are alone or in need Christmas Day from 12:15 to 2:30 p.m. Volunteers will serve meals in the basilica’s dining room and help deliver meals directly to homes in Washington and in Montgomery and […]
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By Dave Borowski
Every Sunday, parishioners of St. Bernadette Church in Springfield drop off canned goods at boxes in the church’s vestibule. On Monday morning, volunteers from the parish “Can-a-Week” program collect the bags of food and line them up on the floor of the vestibule for distribution after the 9 a.m. Mass. There are usually three lines […]
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Despite ongoing violence in the Central African Republic, Pope Francis said he hopes to be able to visit the country in late November and to anticipate the Year of Mercy by opening the Holy Door of the cathedral in Bangui, the nation’s capital. “The painful episodes that have aggravated the delicate situation […]
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By Katie Scott
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde named Father Starzynski chaplain of Inova, with residence at St. Ambrose, last June. But the down-to-earth priest with a sense of humor always had a place in his heart for healing.
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By Russell Shaw
So now it’s up to Pope Francis. Followup to the Synod on the Family rests firmly in the hands of this paradoxical pontiff who champions consultation, collegiality and synodality while practicing a highly centralized management style. The pope’s closing remarks to the synod Oct. 25 offered few solid hints about what he would do. But […]
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By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY – Businesses are called to promote harmony between work and family for their employees, especially for women with children or who are starting families, Pope Francis said. The pope said that many times, women who announce their pregnancy are fired from their positions, when instead they “must be protected and helped in this […]
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By Catholic News Service
BEIJING – China’s Communist Party leaders announced they would change the nation’s one-child policy, which most strictly applied to Han Chinese living in urban areas of the country. The Oct. 29 announcement was contained in a Xinhua news agency report on the Communist Party’s Central Committee in Beijing. It said China would allow all couples […]
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By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON – With his election as speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Paul Ryan may have taken the most difficult job in American politics. The Wisconsin Republican is faced with keeping his party’s conference unified as he takes a position that places him third in line for the presidency. He has vowed to change […]
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