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The former Anglican bishop of Chester, England, has joined the Catholic Church.

In the first episode of a series of short videos launched by the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Sister Mary Catherine Conway, a Daughter of Charity, discusses her 40 years in Catholic education as a teacher and principal.

Catholics concerned about doing God’s will with their money can take several simple but difficult steps each time they face a decision: Pray, reflect, then act.

Months of meetings, public hearings and discussion over proposed zoning changes in St. Paul impacting religious institutions’ ability to serve people in need — and even teach religion — were resolved Jan. 19 with a City Council vote that met the concerns of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and other faith groups.

Jesus wants people to invite him into their lives, no matter how poor, inadequate or shameful their lives are, Pope Francis said.

When the Las Vegas Raiders announced their new head coach and general manager Jan. 28, it was not just sports news but news for Catholic higher education.

Jerome Bettis, in his football days, got the nickname "The Bus" because he was carrying would-be tacklers along with him during his punishing runs from scrimmage.

The director of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ Office for Ministerial Standards and Safe Environment responded to recent criticism from the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests over the outcome of an investigation of a priest accused of mishandling the archdiocese’s safe environment efforts between 1995 and 2013.