Carolyn Woo did not grow up imagining herself in a leadership role in the Catholic Church. But now she is president and chief executive officer of Catholic Relief Services, the international aid organization that reaches 93 countries and nearly 100 million of the world’s poorest people each ye
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Pope Francis: ‘God acts in humility, in silence, in the little things’: Homily March 9, 2015
(Vatican Radio) God acts in humility and in silence; “spectacle” is not His style. That was Pope Francis’ message at Mass on Monday in the Casa Santa Marta. Jesus rebukes people of Nazareth for their lack of faithIn the Gospel of the day, Jesus rebukes the inhabitants of Nazar
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Want to ‘take up,’ rather than ‘give up’ something for Lent? Try the Acts of Mercy.
This Lent America 39 s staff isn 39 t just giving things up we 39 re also taking things up One place to start With the Corporal Works of Mercy which all Catholics are called to practice in their personal lives nbsp America 39 s managing editor Kerry Weber author of the book 39 Mercy in t
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Pope Francis to address U.S. Congress in September
Speaker of the House John Boehner R-OH himself a practicing Catholic announced Thursday that Pope Francis will address a joint meeting of Congress during the pontiff 39 s visit to the United States in September nbsp From the statement on the speaker 39 s website WASHINGTON DC ndash House S
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Pope Francis visits Sri Lanka, Philippines: Photos, videos, latest updates
Read America's full coverage of Pope Francis' trip to Sri Lanka and the Philippines, led by America correspondent Gerard O'Connell. [View the story “Pope Francis visits Sri Lanka, Philippines next” on Storify]
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‘The Colbert Report’s chaplain’, James Martin, S.J., on Colbert the catechist
As 39 The Colbert Report 39 comes to an close its final episode airs tonight Thursday December 18 America talks with our own Fr James Martin S J dubbed nbsp quot The Colbert Report 39 s Chaplain quot about the good humor and effective evangelization of our nation 39 s favorite fake
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Pope Francis and the Devil
Why does so much of Pope Francis 39 speech seem to be haunted by the Devil quot For Francis the Devil is not a myth but a real person quot explains Father Thomas Rosica C S B of Salt and Light TV in a new video that is part of nbsp The Living Word collaboration between America nbsp and th
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Pope Francis celebrates 20 weddings at St. Peter’s Basilica, invokes ‘merciful love’ for spouses
Pope Francis presided over the weddings of 20 couples in a historic ceremony Sunday at St Peter rsquo s Basilica in Rome As noted in an announcement put out by the Diocese of Rome among the couples married at the Mass were some who had children or cohabited before marriage as well as a groom gra