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In Turkey, prayer, reflection after embassy attack, death of US tourist

February 5, 2013

ISTANBUL - In the second row of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ayhan Mutlucu sat in silence after 11 a.m. Mass. She had the seen TV reports that U.S. tourist Sarai Sierra was dead, apparently murdered after disappearing two weeks earlier in a nearby area.

Zubin Mehta conducts for the pope

February 5, 2013

VATICAN CITY - The conductor Zubin Mehta performed with an Italian orchestra at the Vatican Feb. 4, in a concert honoring Pope Benedict XVI and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.

Four Chaplains' love of others recalled 70 years after their sacrifice

February 4, 2013

KEARNY, N.J. - An act of valor by four men of faith 70 years ago at the height of World War II can serve as an inspiration for people today, the head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.

Pope calls for protection of life, greater investment in families

February 4, 2013

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI called for greater investment in families and protecting life.

Chaldean Catholic bishops elect Kirkuk archbishop as new patriarch

February 4, 2013

VATICAN CITY - The new head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad, told his fellow Chaldean bishops and Vatican officials, "We want to follow the example of our martyrs who gave their lives for Christ."

Philadelphia priest, former teacher both convicted of child sex abuse

February 2, 2013

PHILADELPHIA - A suspended priest and a former Catholic school teacher in Philadelphia were convicted Jan. 30 on several charges related to the sexual abuse of a 10-year-old altar boy that took place from 1998 to 2000.

Los Angeles' Cardinal Mahony relieved of public duties for past failure to protect children

February 2, 2013

LOS ANGELES - Cardinal Roger M. Mahony will "no longer have any administrative or public duties" as retired archbishop of Los Angeles because of past failures to protect children from clergy sex abuse, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez announced Jan. 31.

Ravens Considine says his Catholic faith plays 'huge role' in life, career

February 2, 2013

ROCKFORD, Ill. - Sean Considine, a safety for the Baltimore Ravens, is the first to point out that he belongs to some important families — God's family, the family his parents began, his hometown community, the family he shares with his wife and four children, and the NFL.

Harbaugh parents brace for family Super Bowl battle

February 1, 2013

Coaching siblings meet for NFL supremacy

Church, governmental groups seek more funds as Syrians flood Jordan 

January 30, 2013

AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) -- As frightened Syrian refugees flood into Jordan and other nearby countries, U.N. officials at a donor conference in Kuwait appealed to the international community for desperately needed funding for victims of the 22-month crisis.