Archive for February 9, 2017

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Can we end the need for abortion? One organization aims to find out

Women's healthcare is reaching a new dawn in the state of Colorado, courtesy of a new Catholic Charities initiative whose... Read more

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Portland responds with love after Latino Catholics harassed during Mass

A week after Hispanic Catholics experienced racial harassment and taunts from a group of men during a Spanish Mass, the... Read more

Pope Francis with the community of La Civilta Cattolica in the Clementine Hall, Feb. 9, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis praises expansion of historic Jesuit newspaper

As the historic Jesuit-run paper La Civilta Cattolica for the first time rolled out four new language editions other than... Read more

Pope Francis at the Divine Mercy Vigil in St. Peter's Square, April 2, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

This is how Pope Francis keeps his peace amid Vatican 'corruption'

In a lengthy, unscripted dialogue with 140 male religious superiors, Pope Francis admitted that there is “corruption” inside the Vatican,... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican meeting calls organ trafficking a crime against humanity

After a conference on organ trafficking at the Vatican Feb. 7-8, participants signed a statement agreeing to unite in fighting... Read more

Residents walk down a street along Chef Menture Ave after a tornado touched down in the eastern part of the city on Feb. 7, 2017 in New Orleans. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Catholic groups step up after tornadoes strike New Orleans area

It’s a scene all too unfortunately familiar for many in the city of New Orleans - that of devastation in... Read more