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Vatican says Sign of Peace to stay put in Mass
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The sign of peace at Mass has not always led to serenity among liturgists or within the congregations gathered each Sunday in Catholic churches around the world.
Book Review: “Your College Faith, Own It” contains hidden gems
College can mark the first taste independence for young people, and with that come many challenges and opportunities.
Changing needs, changing names: Reform of Curia is Vatican tradition
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals continue to study the most effective and efficient way to organize the Roman Curia, a large bureaucracy with a long history of expansions and a few, short-term, attempts at consolidation.
Former major league player shares baseball skills, deep faith at camp
By Jean Parietti Catholic News Service KENT, Wash. — After Anthony Adams received a baseball-bead rosary at Mike Sweeney Catholic Baseball Camp, he posted a photo of it on Instagram. “Like it if you love God and you like my baseball rosary,” the 12-year-old wrote.
Holy Land still safe for pilgrimages, says head of U.S. tour group
By Winston Pierre Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The head of a Michigan-based tour company that leads trips to the Holy Land said the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas so far has not had an impact on pilgrimages he and his associates lead.
Bishops: End border crisis by addressing reasons people flee
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — To end the U.S.-Mexico border crisis, the United States must address the flow of illegal drugs and arms and the harmful economic policies forcing children and families to leave Central America for the U.S., said the chairman of the U.S. bishops‘ Committee on International …
Patriarch decries ‘mass cleansing’ of Mosul by ‘a bed of criminals’
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Syriac Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan, in Washington to meet with federal government representatives and members of Congress, decried the “mass cleansing” of Christians from Mosul, Iraq, by what he called “a bed of criminals.”
Cafeteria Catholic? Pope eats in Vatican cafeteria for Friday fish menu
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Taking the chef completely by surprise, Pope Francis unexpectedly showed up to eat with the Vatican’s blue collar workers at their cafeteria in the tiny city-state’s “industrial park.”
Confirmed: Pope Francis to visit United States
By Nancy Wiechec Catholic News Service UPDATE: Despite Chaput’s confirmation, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia published the following tweet on July 25. No official confirmation from Vatican re: @Pontifex attending #WMF2015 +Chaput remarks raise hope Pope will join http://t.co/lxjXyulKGz — Archdiocese Phila. (@ArchPhilly) July 25, 2014 FARGO, N.D. — …
Obama administration says it plans opt-out alternative on mandate
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has filed a brief with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver indicating it plans to develop an alternative for Catholic and other religious nonprofit employers to opt out of providing federally mandated contraceptives they object to including in …