Pope Francis will celebrate a special Mass with the poor and people who assist them.
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U.S. Embassy to Vatican prepares to welcome new ambassador, Callista Gingrich
“We don’t have to agree on everything, but our relationship is strong enough that it can weather disagreements.”
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Martyred Spanish Claretian missionaries offered culture of peace, says cardinal
The beatification was a reminder that Christianity offered “a culture of peace and fraternity, not war.”
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Catholic organizations among most effective groups still working in Puerto Rico
“We are the hands and feet of Jesus.”
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In Myanmar, Pope Francis’ words will be monitored closely
When Pope Francis visits Myanmar in late November, church leaders will be listening nervously to his every word, specifically hoping they don’t hear the R-word: Rohingya.
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Texas bishops criticize ACLU’s support for teen immigrant’s abortion
On Oct. 24, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a 6-3 vote cleared the way for the pregnant 17-year-old to obtain an abortion.
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Pope Francis: The church needs young people so that “no one should be rejected”
“The world, the church, are in need of courageous young people, who are not cowed in the face of difficulties,” the pope said.
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U.S. Catholics in healthcare: something must be done
Sixty-six percent of Americans want Trump and Congress to work on legislation to bolster the health insurance marketplaces.
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Family looks for answers after Christian boy beaten to death in Pakistan
The student charged in his death now awaits trial, but police are not calling the attack a hate crime.
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‘Peace Cross’ deemed unconstitutional, court rules.
Chief justice: the ruling “confuses maintenance of a highway median and monument in a state park with excessive religious entanglement.”