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VILLA FRANCIA, Dominican Republic – In regions of the Dominican Republic where food is scarce and farm work only nets $3 a day when it’s available, Food For The Poor is developing tilapia and agricultural centers to provide nourishment, industry and self-sufficiency.

Shanghai bishop asks Catholics to intensify evangelization

SHANGHAI, China – Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian of Shanghai has asked his flock to intensify evangelization efforts to mark this year’s 400th anniversary of the introduction of Catholicism to Shanghai.

Catholics in central India launch e-mail campaign for peace

JABALPUR, India – Catholics in India’s central Madhya Pradesh state have launched an e-mail campaign for peace in Orissa state, where observers say Hindu radicals attacked Christians in hope of political gains.

English priest receives award for work in Northern Ireland

DUBLIN, Ireland – An English Jesuit who left his order to become a diocesan priest in Northern Ireland has been honored by England’s Queen Elizabeth II for his services to a community wrought by sectarian violence.

Sabbath by the Sea offers chance to rekindle energy

Whether professionals or volunteers, those who work with youth will get a chance to renew themselves at Sabbath by the Sea.

Share in the anniversary celebration of Marriage Encounter

Did you once use a Marriage Encounter weekend to get fired up about each other? You can rekindle your relationship and your memories of Marriage Encounter at the Worldwide Marriage Encounter International Convention in California this June.

Superior says new Jesuit leader will show vision of future

VATICAN CITY – As the Jesuits choose a new superior general, they will be emphasizing their vision for the future, said Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, who has led the Society of Jesus since 1983.

Priest’s ministry to widows, arose from own experiences

OCEAN CITY, Md. – Father Richard Smith has walked the heart-rending journey that’s familiar to every new widow and widower.

Retired bishop apologizes to Indians for church’s treatment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Retired Bishop Francis A. Quinn of Sacramento, during a Dec. 15 Mass at the Church of St. Raphael in San Rafael, apologized to the Coast Miwok Indians for the church’s mistreatment of them two centuries ago.

Cumberland remembers its missionary hero

CUMBERLAND – Early in his ministry as one of the first Maryknoll missioners to China nine decades ago, an idealistic young priest from Cumberland came across a Chinese farm boy working in a rice field near Jiangmen.

History Wall shows evolution of Shrine of the Sacred Heart

Anyone wishing to discover 140 years of history of the parish and school of Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Mt. Washington, need only slip downstairs to the church undercroft.

Catholic bishops appeal for dialogue to resolve violence