Archive for April 4, 2017

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By Mary Farrow

Could Mary be getting a new title this year?

Earlier this year, the International Marian Association submitted a request to Pope Francis, asking for the public recognition of the... Read more

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From Yale to the seminary: a neuroscientist's story

Jaime Maldonado-Aviles thought that he would be spending his life behind microscopes at Yale as a neuroscientist. But his life... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis creates path for SSPX priests to celebrate marriages validly

On Tuesday Pope Francis approved a way for priests of the Society of St. Pius X to witness marriages validly,... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

How a California bill is threatening faith-based codes of conduct

A proposed California law has targeted faith-based employers’ codes of conduct in the name of reproductive health, the California Catholic... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

For Francis, human development is about 'integrating body and soul'

On Tuesday Pope Francis spoke about what an ‘integral human development’ looks like, saying that development must include the whole... Read more

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Charles and Camilla meet Pope Francis, tour Vatican archives

Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, met Pope Francis Tuesday at the Vatican, shortly after... Read more

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Pope Francis to Chicago: Let peace heal your city

As violence continues to plague the city of Chicago, Pope Francis has sent words of encouragement, solidarity and hope to... Read more

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Teen pleads guilty over plot to kill Pope during US visit

On Monday, 17 year-old Santos Colon of Lindenwold, New Jersey pleaded guilty to charges related to a plot to kill... Read more

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What the Knights of Columbus founder can tell us today

When parish priest Father Michael J. McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882, he showed that holiness has a... Read more

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Forced abortion in China cost a UN agency millions in US funds

The United States has ended funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), saying the agency's support for Chinese population... Read more