Archive for September 2, 2015

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Why women are needed to help end violence in Africa

Women are the key to reconciliation in both the family and society.  Read more

Pope Francis arrives to St. Peter's Square for the General Audience, Sept. 2, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Alliance between families and God can change the world, Pope Francis says

Encouraging families to hear God's word and to put it into practice, Pope Francis said Wednesday that the family, by... Read more

A view of the facade of St. Peter's Basilica from the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, Feb. 14, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Vatican says 'no' to transsexual godparents amid Spain controversy

A media firestorm arose in Spain after a transsexual woman, who considers herself a man, asked to be the godfather... Read more

Bishop Timothy Senior, rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, leads a tree blessing ceremony for the Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Sept. 1, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Philadelphia seminary plants, blesses a tree for Pope's day for care of creation

Responding to Pope Francis' call for Catholics around the world to observe Sept. 1 as a Day of Prayer for... Read more

Douglas MacArthur, a US general, signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri, Sept. 2, 1945, formally ending World War II. ?w=200&h=150

On WWII anniversary, Pope says 'never again' to war, condemns arms trafficking

Pope Francis remembered the official end of the Second World War on Wednesday with the plea: “never again,” and he... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Meet the monks who decided to go green years before Laudato Si

Years before Pope Francis’ recent ecology encyclical was published, a Trappist monastery in Virginia went back to its spiritual roots... Read more