Mother Teresa is a modern symbol of God’s mercy for the poor and discarded of this world.
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Supreme Service: Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the Value of Listening
Justice Sotomayor told the students not to assume that people who disagree with you are somehow intrinsically flawed.
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Pope Francis to wash the feet of 12 refugees on Holy Thursday
The pope wants to awaken consciences to the greatest movement of people since World War II.
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Family and friends call for an independent investigation in Berta Cácere’s killing
“She was criminalized by Honduran authorities because of her activism, so now it is too difficult for her family to think the same system is going to make an independent and true investigation.”
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French-born Archbishop Christophe Pierre expected to be named papal nuncio to the United States
Pope Francis has chosen one of the Holy See’s most accomplished diplomats for this important post.
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Voices of Faith discussed the expanding role of women in the church at the Vatican.
“This conversation about women is not for women, it is for the church.”
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Pope Francis says nuns killed in Yemen attack are victims of ‘the globalization of indifference.’
The pope prayed Mother Teresa would accompany into paradise these four “martyrs of charity.”
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Cardinal Pell concludes testimony to Australian commission on child sexual abuse
The cardinal said, in hindsight, “I would agree that I should have done more.”
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Cardinal Pell tells the Royal Commission that he was deceived by two bishops about abusive priests.
Cardinal Pell testified about an “extraordinary world of crimes and cover-ups,” where many wanted to keep the status quo.
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A Best Picture Award for the Rest of Us
Why must genre films like “Star Wars,” “The Matrix” or “Blade Runner” always be discounted?