The cardinal already serves as president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
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McDonald’s is offering free meals to the homeless at the Vatican
Cardinals and residents oppose the opening of the store so close to the Vatican.
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Upcoming synod needs young people’s voices, pope says
The pope wrote a letter to young people, saying the church wants “to listen to your voice, your sensitivities and your faith, even your doubts and your criticism.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
The more we pour out ourselves, the more we become our best selves.
Our deepest identities are found in our call to service.
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Faith is strong in middle America’s small towns—but its future is uncertain.
On any given Sunday, the pews of St. Michael’s in Axtell, Kan., are filled with more than half the town’s population.
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A new Jesuit program is bringing education to some of the world’s refugees
Students gather outside the schools before the first day of class, ready to learn new skills or improve their language skills, both of which can be invaluable for making a living in refugee camps.
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Who will Trump pick to be his ambassador to the Vatican?
Who will go to Rome? Mr. Trump has bucked conventional wisdom in several of his more high-profile appointments thus far.
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How Pope Francis is changing the Catholic Church
A confident pope sets a new example for governing the church. For Francis, tension is a sign of life.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How I learned to love and raise the child from my husband’s affair
Like every child, my daughter is a gift. But, at first, her life was a hard gift to accept.
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Have you read the most-circulated book in the history of Christianity (after the Bible)?
After St. Ignatius discovered ‘Imitation of Christ,’ he “never wished to read any other devotional book.”