Francis said he too wanted to give the faithful the gift of God's mercy for the coming year.
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How the U.S. bishops are planning to bring peace in 2017
The church is at her absolute best when she is a bold and prophetic voice for the power of the love upon which our faith is based.
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Pope Francis still hasn’t responded to the dubia. He has good reason not to.
The dubia stem from a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ and the renewal that began with Vatican II.
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Outcry follows ‘Muslim Nativity Scene’ despite historically accurate clothing
The leader of the anti-immigrant Northern League, Matteo Salvini, called the pastor’s actions an act of madness.
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Reimagining Catholic devotion to Mary: Who is she and what is her role in my life?
“Who is Mary, what is her role in my life and what could I do to get to know her better?”
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Here’s how the church in India is supporting transgender people.
India has an estimated 500,000 transgender people.
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Novelist Ron Hansen on what it means to be an Ignatian deacon.
The Spiritual Exercises ‘is a work of psychological genius that can only help one live a fuller, richer life,’ Hansen says.
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Pope Francis to world’s bishops: Maintain ‘zero tolerance’ for child abuse
“It is a sin that shames us,” Pope Francis wrote. “Persons responsible for the protection of those children destroyed their dignity.”
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New Year calls for courage, hope; no more hatred, selfishness, pope says
“That is how one builds peace, saying ‘no’ to hatred and violence—with action—and ‘yes’ to fraternity and reconciliation,” Pope Francis said on Jan. 1.
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Why we need to speak as Jesus taught us
He is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit (Jn 1:33)