Archive for June 2, 2017

Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana at a press conference on the Synod on the Family, Oct. 23, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena

Cardinal Turkson: Put your faith before your nationality

Vatican experts on human development and social issues challenged Catholics around the world this week to respond with openness and... Read more

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Body of African bishop who reportedly committed suicide found

The body of Cameroon Bishop Jean-Marie Benoît Balla, who has reportedly committed suicide, has been found, African sources have reported.  Read more

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Italian exorcist to Jesuit leader: No, the devil isn't just a 'symbol'

Italian priest and exorcist Fr. Sante Babolin said that “the devil, Satan, exists” and that “evil is not an abstraction,”... Read more

Sister Candida Bellotti celebrates her 110th birthday. ?w=200&h=150

Nun who received birthday greeting from Pope Francis dies at 110

Sister Candida Bellotti, thought to be the oldest nun in the world, died Saturday at the age of 110.  Read more