Reports that Pope Francis told an Argentine woman civilly married to a divorced man that she can receive Communion quot cannot be confirmed as reliable quot said Jesuit Father Federico the Vatican spokesman Julio Sabetta 50 wrote on his Facebook page that Pope Francis phoned his wife Jacqueli
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Building ‘Fences’
I have been mulling over the dialogue in Robert Frost 39 s classic poem nbsp ldquo Mending rdquo In it a neighbor of the nbsp narrator of the poem is shoring up a broken wall His motto rings out quot Good fences make good neighbors quot But the poem 39 s narrator has his doubts quot So
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Rana Plaza: A Year Later
Aklima and I are the same age 20 years old Yet our lives lived on opposite sides of the world have been drastically different In August of 2008 when I was 14 I began attending a Jesuit high school in Western New York with prospects of a good education and a bright future When she was 14 Ak
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John Paul II and John XXIII: Rush to Sainthood?
Hundreds of pilgrims wind their way around St Peter rsquo s Square as tour guides shout in multiple languages Beggars have their hands outstretched amid warnings of an invasion of pickpockets from abroad Across Rome hotels are full streets are clean and the cash registers in the souvenir stalls
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UN Reports Ethnic Attacks in South Sudan
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan UNMISS nbsp issued a statement on April 21 that quot strongly condemns the targeted killings of civilians based on their ethnic origins and nationality in Bentiu quot South Sudan nbsp The statement continued quot UNMISS also strongly condemns the use
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‘Urbi et Orbi’ Message of Pope Francis
Dear Brothers and Sisters a Happy and Holy Easter The Church throughout the world echoes the angel rsquo s message to the women ldquo Do not be afraid I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified He is not here for he has been raised hellip Come see the place where he lay rdquo
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Easter Message from Holy Land Leaders
In an annual tradition Thirteen Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem have issued the following hopeful Easter message this year highlighting the importance of peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land We the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem bring joyous greetings in the name
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Jesuits across Canada plan to rejoin into a single province
Canada 39 s French- and English-speaking Jesuits plan to rejoin into a single Canadian province of the world 39 s largest Catholic religious order of men Father Peter Bisson provincial superior of the Jesuits in English Canada spoke about the plans at the annual Jesuit Provincial 39 s Dinner on
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A Nice Looking Man
What does evil look like In art literature and the popular creative imagination Dr Frankenstein has that mad glint in his eyes Professor Moriarty rsquo s eyes bulge when he dreams madly of outsmarting Sherlock Holmes and Dr Jekyll rsquo s cool surface submerges his inner monster Mr Hyde For
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Father James Martin: What the washing of the feet teaches us about Jesus
You don’t need to know any Greek to anticipate the disciples’ shock: their master is acting like a servant, a slave.