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Pope Francis greets pilgrims as he arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 12, after an outdoor Mass celebrated by Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti of Perugia-Citta della Pieve, president of the Italian bishops' conference. (CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters)

Do good to fight indifference, apathy, pope tells young people

Posted by - August 18, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Being a Christian isn’t just about not doing evil, but it is a daily exercise in loving others through good works and deeds, Pope Francis said.…
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A Catholic church and belfry are seen in 2013 in the coastal Philippine town of Balangiga after a typhoon. The town built the belfry in 1998 in the hope that the United States would return three bells it says were stolen during the 1899-1902 Philippine-American War. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Aug. 11 signed documents for the return of the bells to the Philippines. (CNS photo/Nathan Layne, Reuters)

Filipinos welcome U.S. vow to return historic Catholic church bells

Posted by - August 18, 2018
TACLOBAN, Philippines (CNS) — Filipinos welcomed an announcement by the United States that it planned to soon return church bells seized by American troops as trophies during the Philippine-American War…
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Father Paul Scalia, son of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, speaks July 28 at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio. A priest of the Diocese of Arlington, Va., Father Scalia addressed the Defending the Faith Conference, which was attended by 1,400 people. (CNS photo/courtesy Franciscan University)

St. Thomas More gave witness to strong marriage, family, home, says priest

Posted by - August 18, 2018
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (CNS) — St. Thomas More is often heralded as a champion of religious freedom, but supporting that effort was his unshakable faith and evangelical joy in the truth…
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CCD catechists and participants to the Formation Seminar took a group photo at San Antonio Social Hall. The event was organized by the Of ce of Religious Education in preparation for the new CCD school year.

Office of Religious Education facilitates formation seminar for CCD teachers

Posted by - August 18, 2018
In preparation for the coming catechetical year 2018-2019, the Office of Religious Education held a Formation Seminar for all the CCD teachers over the last two weekends. Last August 4,…
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