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Pope announces pre-synod meeting with youth as participants
Pope Francis announced Wednesday that ahead of next year's synod of bishops on youth, a preliminary meeting will take place... Read more
Christian beauty and encounter – one author's proposal to heal a wounded culture
The power of Christian beauty and human encounter will be the focus of a leading Communion and Liberation priest as... Read more
Christians must be 'missionaries of hope,' Pope Francis says
True Christians are not sad or gloomy, but have the specific task of being bearers of hope, Pope Francis said... Read more
Three years later, this terminally ill man is glad he rejected assisted suicide
Three years ago, J.J. Hanson received a diagnosis that no one wants to hear. He had terminal brain cancer, and... Read more
Pope's Bangladesh, Burma trip to emphasize peace amid conflict
In November Pope Francis will visit Bangladesh and Burma, two developing countries in Asia, where he will bring a message... Read more
US House passes bill to ban most abortions after 20 weeks
The U.S. House passed on Tuesday a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of gestation in a largely party-line vote.... Read more
Love Saves Lives: Theme of the 2018 March for Life
Organizers of the March for Life issued the 2018 theme for the pro-life demonstration on Tuesday, and a challenge to... Read more
Cardinal Parolin: When protecting kids in the digital world, don't forget the peripheries
In the keynote speech at a conference on protecting children in the digital world, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro... Read more
How the US bishops' anti-racism committee will address social problems
Racism is not going away. Catholics can’t pretend that it will just disappear, the chair of the U.S. bishops’ new... Read more
'The Stray' inspired by director's real-life turnaround
Mitch Davis had the best intentions for his career and family life. He was an executive at the Disney and... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: American missionaries are the overlooked US founders
During the annual Red Mass marking a new term of the U.S. Supreme Court, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles... Read more
Dutch cardinal: Don't underestimate power of Catholics as a 'creative minority'
Despite the challenges of secularization, a Dutch Cardinal encouraged Catholics from his country and from all parts of the world... Read more
New Tucson bishop played key role in Fr. Rother beatification cause
The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger, who was the “promoter of justice” for... Read more
Iraqi nun: We pray for ISIS militants. It helps us forgive.
Three years ago, there were 73 nuns with the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena living in Kurdistan. Since... Read more
Vatican conference tackles new technology and medicine
Technology will be at the heart of an upcoming Vatican conference on accompanying human life in the digital era, particularly... Read more
Christian leaders invoke Martin Luther King Jr against violence, racism
After recent violent protests and the deadliest mass shooting recorded in U.S. history on Sunday, Christian leaders invoked Martin Luther... Read more
Pope Francis' retooling of the JPII Institute shows his modus operandi
The September 19 re-establishment of the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Science on the Family and Marriage is... Read more
Europe's bishops appeal to continent to recall its Christian roots
The annual gathering of the presidents of European episcopal conferences began Thursday with a strong appeal to the continent “not... Read more
After contentious Catalan secession vote, bishops plead for peace
Catholic leaders voiced pleas for peace after a Catalonian regional referendum vote on secession from Spain drew a strong police... Read more
Las Vegas bishop calls for prayer after mass shooting
On Monday, the Bishop of Las Vegas, Joseph A. Pepe, voiced grief over a mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada,... Read more
