Archive for December 8, 2014

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Priests at Mexico City Cathedral hear 5000 confessions

Responding to an invitation from Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera to seek reconciliation with Christ during the season of Advent, nearly... Read more

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By Ann Schneible

For Francis, Mary teaches us to share with others the graces we receive

In his Angelus address for the feast of the Immaculate Conception on Monday, Pope Francis said because everything we have... Read more

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Amid investigation, accounts of former Vatican Bank directors frozen

More than $19.6 million in the accounts of two former managers of the Institute for Religious Works, commonly known as... Read more

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Pope: Church must improve marriage prep, strengthen families

Pope Francis in his latest interview reflected on October’s Extraordinary Synod on the Family, dismissing fears of doctrinal “collapse” while... Read more

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LA billboard aims for bold statement on persecuted Christians

A new billboard campaign in Los Angeles leading up to Christmas is hoping to raise awareness of persecuted Christians both... Read more

Mother Loraine Maguire and the Little Sisters of the Poor outside the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Little Sisters in court: Don't stop our ministry of serving the dying poor

The Little Sisters of the Poor asked an appeals court Monday to shield them from the federal contraception mandate, saying... Read more