Archive for October 14, 2014

Baby by Amy Quinn (CC0 1.0).?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena

Women without wombs: New technology offers progress, warning

The first successful birth to a woman who had undergone a womb transplant highlights both opportunities resulting from new technology... Read more

Alice and Jeffrey Heinzen of La Crosse greet Pope Francis Oct. 10, 2014, one day after they addressed the Synod of the Family. ?w=200&h=150

By Hillary Mast

For synod auditors, God's plan for marriage best taught by living it out

The American married couple who addressed the Synod of Bishops said daily life is where they first saw God’s plan... Read more

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What kinds of family issues are important to a Nicaraguan bishop?

Gang violence, family separation and a “chauvinistic culture” that strains marriages are among the challenges facing families in parts of... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday general audience on May 28, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Is your faith wearing cosmetics? Take them off, Pope Francis says

In his daily mass on Tuesday Pope Francis warned about the hypocrisy of those who do good in order to... Read more

Fr. Benedict Groeschel, who died Oct. 3, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Fr. Benedict Groeschel laid to rest

Family and friends of the gray-habited friar Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel bid farewell to him Oct. 12 as he was... Read more

Cardinals Donald Wuerl and Timothy Dolan leave the Vatican's Synod Hall, Oct. 10, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Extending an invitation: Synod prompts revamp in Church language

The need to develop a new way of communicating Church teaching in contemporary society emerged in synod discussions last week,... Read more

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Why isn't Saint Joseph patron of families yet? synod father asks

The archbishop of El Salvador's capital city, who is in Rome for the Oct. 5-19 Synod on the Family, has... Read more

Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, O.F.M., of Durban, speaks at the Holy See press office Oct. 14, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Controversy prompts Vatican to clarify synod midterm

After a media frenzy and lively internal debate were both raised by the publication of the midterm relatio of the... Read more

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By Mary Farrow

Polish bishops join voices of concern over synod midterm

The Polish bishops' conference voiced concerns Monday over the interim report released by the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the... Read more

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Priests in favor of 'gay marriage' spark controversy in Chile

The secular press in Chile is defending three priests who have come out in support of ‘gay marriage’ and is... Read more

Displaced persons in the Central African Republic received aid from CRS in May 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Violence subsides in Central African capital, but what next?

Violence has subsided in the Central African Republic’s capital of Bangui after a week of conflict, but the lack of... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

LGBT activist group hopes to influence family synod

The start of the Extraordinary Synod on the Family has triggered a wave of activism from well-funded LGBT activist groups... Read more