Archive for September 13, 2016

Police crime tape closes the entrance of Tsukui Yamayuri En care home on July 27, 2016 in Sagamihara, Japan. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Why Japan won't release the names of its knife attack victims

In late July, the worst mass killing in Japan since World War II left 19 people dead and 26 people... Read more

Pope Francis says Mass at the chapel of Santa Marta house in the Vatican, Jan. 12, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Want authenticity? Turn off your cell phone, Pope Francis says

Don’t let indifference stop you from an authentic encounter with another person, Pope Francis said Tuesday.  Read more

Pope Francis at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, Sept. 7, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

What Pope Francis said about Communion for the divorced-and-remarried

Pope Francis has written a private message approving the Buenos Aires bishops’ response to the divorced-and-remarried inspired by his apostolic... Read more

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Catholic school says it can't meet demands of transgendered student

A Catholic high school in New Jersey has denied a transgendered student admission after recognizing it would be unable to... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

How the Catholic Church needs to fight racism

If it hopes to bring peace to racial tensions in the U.S., the Catholic Church must be more present in... Read more

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Catholic marriage won't change, bishop says after Tim Kaine comments

Soon after Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine suggested the Catholic Church would change on same-sex marriage, the Bishop of Richmond... Read more