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ope Francis holds an audience with students from Jesuit-run schools in Italy and Albania in Paul VI Hall June 7, 2013.

Pope confirms faith encyclical nearly done

Jun 13, 2013

Pope Francis put aside his prepared remarks this morning and told members of the Synod of Bishops that the encyclical... Read more

Rich Gannon takes part in a June 10, 2013 interview just outside of Vatican City.

Rome visit deepens former NFL quarterback's faith

Jun 11, 2013

As he stood next to St. Peter’s Square, former NFL quarterback Rich Gannon reflected on how his family’s first visit... Read more

Pope Francis greets the faithful from the loggia of St. John Lateran Basilica on April 7, 2013.

Without evangelization, Church is barren, says Pope

May 8, 2013

By Carl Bunderson

If the Church does not have the “apostolic courage” that led Saint Paul to evangelize, she becomes a “stalled Church... Read more

Archbishop Samuel Aquila gives the keynote at the Living the Catholic Faith Conference March 1, 2013.

Denver archbishop says faith requires trust, intimacy with God

Mar 2, 2013

By Carl Bunderson

Trust in God is the key foundation of faith which allows one to develop an intimate and personal relationship with... Read more

Dr. Michael Waldstein speaks on faith and reason Jan. 31, 2013 at the Augustine Institute in Denver.

Theologian calls beauty 'starting point' for faith

Feb 7, 2013

By Carl Bunderson

Prominent theologian Dr. Michael Waldstein said that despite the modern world's dismissal of the connection between goodness and truth, the... Read more

Bishop James D. Conley prays with brother bishops at his installation as the ninth bishop of Lincoln, Neb.

Bishop Conley: Christmas shows God is with mankind

Dec 24, 2012

Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Neb., says Christmas shows that God is truly with mankind despite the evils of... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI gives the final blessing at the Nov. 14, 2012 general audience in Paul VI Hall.

Pope says faith includes trust in dark moments

Dec 19, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of reflections on faith this Wednesday, saying that at times it includes an element... Read more

Global Religious Landscape, December 2012.

Study finds 84 percent of world has religious affiliation

Dec 19, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

More than 80 percent of people around the world – about 5.8 billion individuals – identify with a religious group,... Read more

A portrait of Alfred Hitchcock.

Priest remembers Alfred Hitchcock's faith

Dec 8, 2012

By Carl Bunderson

In a Dec. 6 article for the Wall Street Journal, Jesuit priest Father Mark Henninger recounted his time with famed... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI.

Don't squander your faith, Pope urges young Churches

Sep 7, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI says that the most newly evangelized parts of the world now have to pass on the gift... Read more

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Every bishop must defend the faith, Vatican official says

Nov 24, 2011

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect for the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops, said that every bishop is required to proclaim the Church's teachings... Read more