The devastation included more than 4.5 million people without power, at least 25 dead, many downed trees and severe flooding in parts of North Carolina, New York, New Jersey and Vermont. Many people turned out for Sunday Mass, in spite of dispensations.
Ruling: State has the right to stop contracting with the agencies on foster care and adoption placement. New civil-unions law sparked the lawsuit from Catholic Charities, which wanted to retain the right to accept state contracts while placing children with families according to Catholic tenets.
Series, which will air on PBS this fall, takes viewers to 50 locations in more than 16 countries as it examines major historical and faith themes within the Church.
Convert recalls late papal nuncio's love for the Jewish people and all people: 'The way that the archbishop was so warm, so fatherly and personable, it felt like he was conveying the Holy Father's love for each one of us, which is, of course, an extension of God’s love for each one of us.'
Holy Father encourages the nation to fight secularism, be rooted in family life and witness to their vibrant faith. He especially encouraged young people to be witnesses for Christ.
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