Archive for December 14, 2015

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Doing the Father’s will: how Orthodox rabbis see common ground with Christians

A new statement from Orthodox rabbis calls for “fraternal partnership” between Christians and Jews, reflecting on their commonalities and on... Read more

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Pope Francis' trip will include a US-Mexico border Mass

The Diocese of El Paso, Texas announced Monday that a cross-border Mass will take place during Pope Francis’ visit to... Read more

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Common Core developer’s message for Catholic education: don’t sweat the SAT changes

In an effort to address uneasiness about the Common Core, a developer of the curriculum says that a traditional Catholic... Read more

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By Ann Schneible

There's no 'vocation to laziness', Pope Francis tells young people

Pope Francis on Monday met with an Italian initiative aimed at offering support to unemployed and underemployed youth, saying their... Read more

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Martha Patricia Molina, a Nicaraguan lawyer and Catholic researcher, urges the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to “return your eyes to Nicaragua” at a Jan. 13, 2026, hearing. | Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA

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First Catholic school in Finland: The dream of Helsinki’s only Catholic bishop

Scott Adams had previously announced his intention to convert to Christianity. | Credit: Art of Charm, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

On his dying day, renowned cartoonist’s faith in Christ made public

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New York senator pushes for more church security after crimes, vandalism at Catholic parishes

Archbishop Hebda speaks to EWTN News in August 2025. | Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot

Archbishop Hebda calls for hope, healing as community suffers ‘heaviness’ after shooting

Angola is one of the African countries Pope Leo XIV plans to visit in what will be his first pastoral trip to the continent as Pontiff. | Credit: Vatican Media/Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda

Angola among African countries Pope Leo XIV to visit; dates being finalized

Bishop Stanislav Přibyl of Litoměřice celebrates Mass with Bishop Wolfgang Ipolt of Görlitz, Germany, and other clergy at the Basilica of Mary, Help of Christians in Filipov, Czech Republic, on Jan. 13, 2025, during the annual pilgrimage commemorating the 1866 healing of Magdalena Kade. | Credit: Lubomír Holý/Člověk a víra

Czech bishop declares Year of Reconciliation 80 years after World War II expulsions

St. Patrick Cathedral in the Diocese of Charlotte. | Credit: Diocese of Charlotte

Dozens of Charlotte priests query Vatican over bishop’s move to abolish altar rails, kneelers

Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap addresses the diplomatic corps accredited to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta at the Magistral Villa on Rome’s Aventine Hill on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. | Credit: Order of Malta

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