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Published: October 12, 2016

Here are some of the stories you missed if you didn't read Arkansas Catholic's Oct. 8 issue.

Pope: Make political choices with prayer, conscience

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM AZERBAIJAN -- Catholics facing difficult political choices must study the issues, pray about the election and then vote according to their consciences, Pope Francis said.

Purr-fect day

Seventh-grade student Jacob Rivera and other seventh- and eighth-grade students at St. John School in Hot Springs recently visited Guardian Angels Cat Shelter. (Photo)

New rules on religion in China cause fear among Catholics

WARSAW, Poland -- Catholic experts warned that new rules on religion in China could severely hamper the Church’s work by curbing its foreign contacts and imposing heavy penalties for unauthorized activity.

Pope Francis: Gay, transgender people deserve pastoral care

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM AZERBAIJAN -- Catholics who are homosexual, confused about their sexuality or convinced they were born in the wrong body deserve the same attentive pastoral care as anyone else, Pope Francis said.

Discarded African girls turn pop tabs into something beautiful

VATICAN CITY -- Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe’s large gold metallic purse with wine-colored trim glinted in sharp contrast to her gray blazer and tan sweater.

Is a Catholic required to have a funeral Mass?

Q. Unless illness prevented it, I have attended daily Mass most of my life. I love starting the day with the Lord in his house! Now in my late 80s, I have already ... (Question Corner, Seeds of Faith)

‘Ben-Hur,’ ‘Ray Donovan’ to win Catholics in Media Awards

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The remake of “Ben-Hur,” the cable-TV drama “Ray Donovan” and the documentary series “The Story of God” were named winners of the 2016 Catholics in Media Awards, presented annually by Catholics in Media Associates.

Marriage reaches 30-year mark on a ring and a prayer

The stupid ring wouldn’t come off. (Columns)

We must have the freedom to serve

When the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights began research for its report on the “uncertain boundaries” of religious freedom in 2013, Hobby Lobby was just a craft store and Obergefell was hardly a household name. (Guest Commentary)

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