Archive for March 6, 2015

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By Adelaide Mena

How art and technology are clearing up 'miscontraceptions' on women’s fertility

Read the headlines of major news outlets and you might think women’s fertility is an unknowable force understandable only by... Read more

Pope Francis greets bishops and clergy in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday general audience on Oct. 1 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Church unity is found in Christ, Eucharist, Pope Francis tells bishops

Pope Francis on Wednesday reminded bishops to turn their sights to the Eucharist – rather than themselves – as the... Read more

A house damaged by January flooding in Malawi's Phalombe district. ?w=200&h=150

After devastating floods, Malawi bishops urge disaster management policies

In light of heavy flooding in the country earlier this year, Malawi's bishops have held a workshop for journalists to... Read more

1960. Varigotti (SV). Father Luigi Giussani with students during the Tower Ray. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

A man captured by Christ: The legacy of Father Giussani 10 years on

Ten years after the death of Father Luigi Giussani, founder of the global fraternity Communion and Liberation, the priest's life... Read more

Holi, the festival of color, celebrated in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, in 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Indian bishop encourages celebration of color festival in joy, freedom

With Indians and Hindus celebrating Holi, a spring festival of colors, today, Bishop Thomas Dabre of Poona has encouraged the... Read more

This window at Immaculate Church in Kutkai, in Burma's Shan state, was broken Feb. 24, 2015 by shrapnel from a small artillery shell. ?w=200&h=150

Burmese parish attacked amid ethnic conflict

A parish in the Shan state of Burma, also known as Myanmar, became embroiled in the region’s spiraling conflict last... Read more