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Pope’s plans news even to Serra’s promoters

‘One cannot insult other people’s faith, one cannot make fun of faith.’

They see signs of resilience, despite immense destruction

And urges prayers for moms who can’t feed kids because of poverty

The Vatican on Jan. 12 rejected reports that it could be the next target of Islamist terrorists after last week’s deadly attacks in France. The move came as Pope Francis called for a “unanimous” global response to the self-declared Islamic State as he left on his first of

Pope to diplomats: Rejecting God, people, nature leads to conflict

Possible acceleration of sainthood cause creates mixed emotions

Dominican Sister Donna Markham has been chosen to succeed Father Larry Snyder as the new president of Catholic Charities USA.The announcement was made Jan. 12 at Catholic Charities headquarters in Alexandria, a suburb of Washington.Sister Donna becomes the first woman to lead Catholic Charities, whi

Pope Francis thanked Catholics worldwide for helping people in Haiti recover from a devastating earthquake, but said "there is still much work left to do."Marking the fifth anniversary of the magnitude 7 earthquake that destroyed large parts of Haiti Jan. 12, 2010, the pope met with intern

The numbers don't lie. Once again, there are more Catholics in Congress than members of any other religious denomination. And the numbers stay strong term after term.Even though Catholics account for only about 22 percent of the U.S. population—admittedly the largest body of religious beli