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Pope asks prisoners to pray that Christ make him a better servant
… clasped hands with and kissed the scores of inmates outside lining the barricade. Many held plastic rosaries out to be blessed; others wanted just to stroke his hand or ask him to pray for … the 78-year-old pope in kneeling and pulling him back up. The pope poured water from a white plastic pitcher over each person's foot, scrubbed it slowly with a white towel, bent low to kiss …
Indiana lawmakers agree to amend 'religious freedom' law
… nation, sent letters to three Indiana companies -- Eli Lilly and Co., Anthem Inc. and Berry Plastics Group -- warning of possible dis-investment in their stock if the new Indiana religious …
Papal ecology: Protecting all God's creatures, respecting God's plan
… of the "throwaway culture." He sees people increasingly at ease throwing away not just plastic and paper, but wasting food at a time when so many people are starving. Even more …
The gift of 'A Simple Life'
… the Hong Kong street market. In her left hand is a basketful of fresh produce, in her right, a plastic bag bearing live fish. As she reaches a vegetable stall, the vendors anticipate her …
The Holy Spirit lends a hand to sister parish in Nicaragua
… focus on housing. At the time, many people were living in houses made of mud and sticks and plastic sheeting. Eventually, we fell into a pattern. Every six months a group from our parish …
Sparks fly over choice of image for Vatican document for assembly on women
… will cover a variety of women's issues at Wednesday's assembly, including domestic violence, plastic surgery and women's contributions to the church. Only men will be behind the closed …
Pontifical council to consider challenges women face in society, church
… media, even to the point of provoking eating disorders or recourse to unnecessary surgery. "Plastic surgery that is not medico-therapeutic can be aggressive toward the feminine identity, … of the body in as much as it is a refusal of the 'season' that is being lived out," it said. " 'Plastic surgery is like a burqa made of flesh.' One woman gave us this harsh and incisive …
Migrants find welcome with Italian church
… in groups in the shadows of Roman ruins. Young African men walk around with ear buds in and a plastic bag containing their possessions, while those who've been in Italy for years hawk purses, …
Pope Francis' visit to the Philippines spoke to Filipinos heart-to-heart
… a typhoon threatened to cut his visit short, Francis arrived in Tacloban, donning a yellow plastic raincoat throughout the entire Mass with survivors and pushing through with his motorcade …
Francis braves tropical storm to offer consolation to typhoon victims
… any protective rain gear or even an umbrella. Later, as he processed through crowds covered in plastic yellow ponchos, the pontiff donned a similar poncho over his vestments. In order to try …
Cincinnati parish program gives trash second life ‘Beyond the Bin’
… tubes. Batteries. Kitty litter buckets. Beverage can pull tabs. Corks. Prescription bottles. Plastic salad containers and planting pots. Those items and more have found salvation through St. … week could instead be recycled and reused: nearly 42 percent consists of paper, 15 percent plastics and another 15 percent compostable food waste. Additionally, a 2008 report from the …