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Pope: Protect women’s right to maternity leave

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Businesses are called to promote harmony between work and family for their employees, especially for women with children or who are starting families, Pope Francis said.

China will allow all families two children now

BEIJING (CNS) — China’s Communist Party leaders announced they would change the nation’s one-child policy, which most strictly applied to Han Chinese living in urban areas of the country.

Exhortation on family could come soon

VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, said an apostolic exhortation on the family following the recently concluded Synod of Bishops could be released soon.

Deacon Kirke Herman a black Catholic leader

Deacon Kirke L. Herman, ordained as one of the first two African-American permanent deacons in the Diocese of Little Rock, died Oct. 18. He was 87.

Pennsylvania priest builds unique ministry of Lego blocks

MOSCOW, Pa.  — Bob Simon fell in love with two things at the age of 5: the Catholic Church and building with Lego.

Icon spiritual art creates participation in the divine, to be ‘prayed with’

One of the most beloved holy pictures in our Church is the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. This is surprising in a way because icons are not the usual expression of religious art in the west. We are more familiar with statues and with realistic portraits of the saints. (Understanding our Church, Seeds of Faith)

What is your favorite Bible story?

“My Bible story is Jonah and the whale. I like the moral and I think it’s an inspiring story. Jonah was afraid and tried to run away from God. But when he was in a tough situation, guess who was there to get him out of it? God was. When I am …” (Youthspeak, Seeds of Faith)

‘Woodlawn’ marries football, faith into story

NEW YORK — High school football players battle racism on and off the field in “Woodlawn” (Pure Flix), an entertaining and inspirational film that’s appropriate for most age groups. (Movie review)

Searching for peace with the help of a wise priest

It is the book that somehow surfaces when you need it most — manna for the multi-tasker, solace for the stressed. It is the book you stock up on to give to others, to slip in Christmas stockings, to pay it forward. It is the book that spiritual directors recommend again and again. (Column)

D.C. scholarships should be national

With the poor state of public education in many cities, voucher programs for all low-income students must be a priority in this country. (Editorial)

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