Even fans of McKibben may not know that the founder of the 350.org environmental nonprofit is also a religious man.
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Unfazed by attacks, this artist in Egypt continues to paint church murals
“God gave me talent and I must make use of it to serve him,” Ayman William said.
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The pope has landed in Egypt. Here’s what he plans to do.
Pope Francis came to Egypt on Friday for a historic two-day visit aimed at presenting a united Christian-Muslim front to repudiate violence committed in God’s name.
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I’ve been a priest for 63 years. Celebrating Mass has never gotten old.
Celebrating Mass was wonderful the first time I did it 63 years ago. It is, if possible, even more wonderful today.
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“The disabled body is the whole body”: Lessons from parenting a child with a disability.
On this episode of “America This Week” Tim Reidy and Kerry Weber talk about the challenges, both big and small, faced by Christians beginning new stages in life. Two America articles— Tracey Wigfield’s “A Sorta Catholic’s Very Catholic Wedding” and Heather Kirn Lanier’s “My daughter has a disability. I don’t want Jesus to fix her”—provide […]
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The last suppers of Jesus Christ and Ledell Lee
To take Holy Communion in the face of death is to say that it is fellowship, and not food, that matters most.
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Forget the Fighting Irish: Pope Francis meets with Michigan football squad
Coach Jim Harbaugh presented a custom Wolverines helmet and a pair of Nike Air Jordan sneakers to Pope Francis.
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Pope Francis urges a “revolution of tenderness” in new TED Talk
Pope Francis asked all people to work toward a future that lifts up society’s most marginalized, including migrants, the sick, the unemployed and prisoners.
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For one Chicago parish, Gregorian Chant resonates
With chant “you’re expressing something in pure melody.”
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Why one Italian bishop is answering pope’s call to evangelize abroad
Bishop Gianfranco Todisco said he wrote to the pope last year saying he wanted to return to his work as a missionary.