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What Christians are finding as they return to the Nineveh Plain
As villages on Iraq’s Nineveh Plain are liberated from Islamic State forces, the Christians who lived there have returned, only... Read more
How this new LA deacon will serve Catholics on the margins
For the estimated 5,000 deaf and hard-of-hearing Catholics in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, parish participation can be difficult. Read more
Project Mater – an oasis of help for pregnant mothers
Maria* has not had an easy life. Several years ago, while pregnant with her second child, she checked into a... Read more
Pope kicks off new year renewing 'zero tolerance' policy on abuse
In a letter sent to bishops around the world for the feast of the Holy Innocents, Pope Francis lamented the... Read more
Filipinos are in love with the Virgin Mary, and the Baclaran shrine is proof
A long-venerated icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help turned 150 last year, and many Filipinos’ Marian devotion has never... Read more
Who you gonna call (on murky moral issues)? Catholic bioethicists
What would you do if you're a young medical student who was told that you must participate in abortion in... Read more
After Istanbul attack, Pope prays for those who fight 'bloody stain' of terrorism
On the first day of the new year and the 50th World Day of Peace, Pope Francis condemned a terrorist... Read more
Want to aid vocations? Helping reduce debt is key, this group says
Personal and student debt can slow down or prevent prospective seminarians and aspirants to religious orders from pursuing their vocations,... Read more
Pope on New Year’s Day: Mary’s motherhood teaches us humility, tenderness
At the start of the new year, Pope Francis said that celebrating Mary, the Mother of God, highlights a beautiful aspect... Read more
Can classical education save us from victimhood culture?
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Read more
This 81-year-old woman got a 'Don’t Euthanize Me' tattoo
An 81-year-old walking into a tattoo shop may sound like the start of a joke, but to Christine Nagel, her... Read more
At close of 2016, Pope says selfishness should be a thing of the past
During a prayer service for the close of 2016, Pope Francis said the arrival of a new year should serve... Read more
What do you say to a homeless person? Advice from Catholic urban missionaries
It’s a common sight at a city intersection. A man or a woman holds a cardboard sign: “Homeless, Hungry. Please... Read more
Pope Francis wrote a letter to this young mother in prison
A prison inmate in Chile was surprised when she received a letter this summer from Pope Francis, whom she had... Read more
Here's what the Catholic Church has to say about your paycheck
“To defraud anyone of wages that are his due is a great crime which cries to the avenging anger of... Read more
The curious case of the Lipa Marian apparitions
The story of Sister Teresita Castillo and the supposed Marian apparitions of Lipa City, Philippines reads something like a mystery... Read more
Was there a deeper network behind the 'Catholic Spring'?
A reputed “Catholic Spring” surfaced in the news this fall, after hacked emails from John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager,... Read more
Kidnapped priest appeals for Pope’s help
A Salesian priest kidnapped in Yemen on March 4 personally appealed for Pope Francis’ help in an unconfirmed video posted... Read more
We've all got it wrong about women in the Catholic Church
When it comes to talking about women and their role in the Church, discussion tends to focus almost exclusively on... Read more
Pope: MidEast Christians reflect heroism of St. Stephen
Pope Francis has said the heroic martyrdom of St. Stephen is mirrored in the persecution of modern-day Christians, particularly in... Read more
