Archive for June 26, 2016

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By Matt Hadro

How to not be a 'beige Catholic,' according to Bishop Barron

Catholics in America today need to find ways to engage the culture with truth, and avoid “beige Catholicism” that seeks... Read more

Pope Francis greets Catholicos Karekin II during divine liturgy, June 26, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Pope to Catholicos Karekin II: 'We have embraced as brothers'

Pope Francis reiterated his desire for full communion with the Armenian Apostolic Church during its divine liturgy on Sunday, the... Read more

Pope Francis and Catholicos Karekin II pray at the Armenian apostolic cathedral in Gyumri, June 25, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Pope and Armenian Church leader: Crisis in the family caused by secularism

In a joint declaration signed Sunday, Pope Francis and Catholicos Karekin II expressed their shared belief that, when the family... Read more

Pope Francis speaks to reporters aboard the papal flight to Armenia, June 24, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis says Church must accompany gays, not discriminate

In a wide-ranging inflight press conference on his way back from Armenia on Sunday, Pope Francis responded to a question... Read more

Pope Francis speaks to reporters aboard the papal flight from Africa to Italy, Nov. 30, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Full text: Pope Francis' in-flight press conference from Armenia

During his flight from Armenia to Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis gave a press conference to the assembled journalists aboard... Read more

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Katie Chihoski, a student at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, eats with her baby, Lucia, on her lap in the company of fellow students. Chihoski is among the first students to benefit from a new initiative at the Catholic college called the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, which provides free babysitting and other material support for young mothers on campus.

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Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

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The Vatican ambassador to Colombo, Archbishop Brian Udaigwe (third from left) and Sri Lanka's Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith (fourth from left) take part in a remembrance service during the fifth anniversary of the Easter Sunday suicide attacks at St. Anthony Church in Colombo on April 21, 2024.

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Archbishop Luis Argüello and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

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Over a year after the earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey in February 2023, restoration of Aleppo's Church of St. George has been completed.

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The Augustine Institute's new facilities in Florissant, Missouri.

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