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Pope Francis: Go directly to confession, don’t wait
March 7, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—If you haven’t been to confession recently, don’t wait, Pope Francis told people at his weekly general audience Feb. 19. One may walk into the confessional with a heavy heart, but forgiveness brings freedom and lightness. “If a lot of time has passed, don’t lose even one more day. Go,” the pope said, […]
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Parents praise team for welcoming Hannah
March 7, 2014SMYRNA—On a Tuesday afternoon, 6-year-old Hannah Foy of Smyrna and her mother, Beth, are tackling homework before heading to the YMCA for a swim. While waiting for older sister Sarah to arrive home from St. Joseph School in Marietta, Hannah eagerly calls out numbers on a calendar as her mom points to each one. Hannah, […]
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Pope restricts use of old Mass by Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
March 7, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ order restricting the use of the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass in communities of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate addresses problems within the religious order and does not contradict retired Pope Benedict XVI’s permission for wider use of the old Mass throughout the church, the Vatican spokesman said. Pope […]
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Tour celebrates 20 years placing aspiring teachers in Catholic schools
March 7, 2014HAPEVILLE—It was a rock stars’ welcome for leaders and staff of the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) during their Feb. 26 visit to St. John the Evangelist School in Hapeville. In celebration of ACE’s 20th anniversary, founder Father Timothy Scully, a Holy Cross priest, and faculty members have embarked on the […]
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Catholics asked to press for more humanitarian aid for Syrians
March 7, 2014ATLANTA—As civil war intensifies in Syria, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services have issued an alert calling on American leaders to work to help stop the violence and increase humanitarian aid. Chandreyee Banerjee of Catholic Relief Services in the Middle East spoke at a Feb. 19 program at Ignatius House Jesuit […]
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Catholic scholars part of Emory program on human rights
March 7, 2014ATLANTA—A March 26 lecture program on “Christianity and Human Rights” will launch a five-year series of lectures on Christian scholarship sponsored by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University and the McDonald Agape Foundation. The Alonzo L. McDonald Distinguished Lectures on Christian Scholarship will run through 2018. “Christianity and Human […]
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Pope asks prayers for Ukraine; archbishop says country in danger
March 7, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—As uncertainty reigned in Ukraine and Russian troops appeared to have control of the Crimean peninsula, Pope Francis again asked the world’s Christians to pray for Ukraine and urged the parties involved in the conflict to engage in dialogue. “I ask you again to pray for Ukraine, which is in a very delicate […]
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Cardinal outlines possible paths to Communion for divorced, remarried
March 7, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The Catholic Church needs to find a way to offer healing, strength and salvation to Catholics whose marriages have failed, who are committed to making a new union work and who long to do so within the church and with the grace of Communion, Cardinal Walter Kasper told the world’s cardinals. Jesus’ teaching […]
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Survey for archdiocesan pastoral plan goes live; participation invited
March 7, 2014ATLANTA—Catholics can now take the first step in helping to create a vision for the Atlanta Archdiocese. A survey to gauge the spiritual lives of believers and their experience of their faith community was posted on the Internet March 6; responses will be taken until March 23. Questions range from what you enjoy most about going to […]
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Pope tells new cardinals to show courage, unity, compassion
March 7, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—On a feast day commemorating the authority Jesus gave to St. Peter and his successors—the popes—Pope Francis created 19 new cardinals in the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI. To the great surprise of most people present, the retired pope entered St. Peter’s Basilica about 15 minutes before the new cardinals and Pope […]