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With political will, countries can meet needs of refugees, speakers say
The plight of the world's refugees will be solved by politics, not by appeals to conscience or awareness of the tremendous scope of the issue, said speakers at an Oct. 17 New York symposium on migration.
Synod groups propose Amazonian rite, new ministries for laity
Creating an Amazonian-rite liturgy and new ministries for laypeople, including the ordination of women deacons, are some of the recurring proposals made by small groups at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon.
March for Life 2020 theme pays tribute to pro-life view of early feminists
Organizers of the March for Life have chosen "Life Empowered: Pro-Life Is Pro-Woman" for...
'Nones' now account for close to a quarter of the U.S. population
"None of the above" is the fastest-growing religious identifier in the United States ...
Catholic schools 'essential, integral' to Church's ministry, say educators
The mission and foundation of Catholic education are directly related to evangelization, said the head of the National Catholic Educational Association.
Inadequate formation a factor in lack of vocations, bishops say at synod
Existing formation programs are not preparing priests and other pastoral workers to be leaders in a Church with an Amazonian and indigenous face ...
Synod must give hope to indigenous, not hollow words, participant says
Indigenous people are hoping that the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon will awaken the world's conscience to their plight ...
Vatican security chief resigns following leak of internal document
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Domenico Giani, head of the Vatican police, nearly two weeks after an internal security notice was leaked to the Italian press.
New, high-tech Rosary unveiled
Click to Pray eRosary is both a free app and an actual high-tech Rosary bracelet that connects ...
U.N. nuncio praises nations for recognizing rights of indigenous peoples
The Vatican's nuncio to the United Nations called it welcome news that several nations around...
Women religious should have vote at synod, theologian says
While the Catholic Church has made strides to include the voice of women, especially in the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, women should be included among synod voting members and in Church leadership positions, a German theologian said.
Ministry, ecology, mission are main themes at Amazon synod's first week
The first week of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon saw support for the priestly ordination of married indigenous men, impassioned pleas for respect for indigenous culture and denunciations of violence against the earth.
Papal tweet of support for 'Saints' goes viral
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica} A hashtag mix-up caused a papal tweet meant to give thanks for the Catholic Church's newest saints to be read as Pope Francis showing support for the New Orleans Saints' football team.
Pope declares five new saints
Saints are people who recognized their need for God's help ...
Most Amazon bishops support 'viri probati,' women deacons, retired bishop says
Most bishops who lead dioceses in the Amazon support the ordination of married men of proven virtue, or "viri probati," as a way of addressing the lack of priests in the region, a Brazilian bishop said.
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