Archive for December 26, 2018

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By Mary Farrow

Smartphones are driving a rise in teen sexting

Teen sex may be down, but widespread access to smartphones is driving an increase in teen sexting, recent research has... Read more

Detail from Saint Catherine of Siena, from the circle of Baldassare Francheschini (17th century).?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

The Siena Option: What one saint did in the face of a troubled Church

When St. Catherine of Siena was alive in the 14th century in what is now Italy, it looked like it... Read more

 The former KGB prison now a museum in the city of Vilnius. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Meet the Jesuit who survived the KGB

When Pope Francis visited a former KGB building in Vilnius, Lithuania Sept. 23, Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevicius was the only bishop... Read more

Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square circa 1978. ?w=200&h=150

How St. John Paul II began his papacy, 40 years ago

St. John Paul II used the occasion of his first homily as pope to offer a fervent prayer that God... Read more

In Michelangelo's Pietà, the Virgin Mary holds her Son as she did at his birth. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

St. Stephen’s Day connects Christ’s birth to his salvific mission, Pope Francis says

The feast of the first Christian martyr, St. Stephen, falls the day after Christmas —  timing that contains an important... Read more

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By Perry West

DC Knights of Columbus respond to senators' criticism

A Washington, DC council of the Knights of Columbus has invited two U.S. senators to join them in charitable service,... Read more