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The Singing monks of Norcia, Italy: Father Cassian Folsom is fifth from left.
Dispatches
Judith Valente
Their offering of Gregorian chant, Marian hymns and prayers and sung passages from The Rule of St. Benedict, has topped the Billboard charts in classical traditional music for several weeks in a row, captivating listeners far beyond this monastery’s walls.
Pope Francis exchanges greetings with Ken Hackett, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, and his wife, Joan, during a meeting with ambassadors to the Holy See at the Vatican, Jan. 13, 2014 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Ken Hackett has a distinguished record in the humanitarian field having worked for 40 years with Catholic Relief Services.
Dispatches
Kevin Clarke
Here's the "probable cause" behind one of the thousands of U.S. gun homicides
Pope Francis arrives to lead his weekly audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 5. (CNS photo/Giampiero Sposito, Reuters)
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Gerard O’Connell
Catholics who have divorced and are remarried “are always part of the church."
Bishop Joseph Zhang Yinlin (kneeling, center) at his ordination in Anyang on Aug. 4. (Photo credit: ucanews.com)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The ordination of Father Joseph Zhang Yinlin, 44, as coadjutor bishop of Anyang diocese in Henan province, mainland China, on August 4 was conducted in a way that respects church law and would appear to signal that the Chinese authorities wish to reach an accord with the Holy See.
Chinese Catholics pray during a 2014 Mass in Beijing. Pope Francis asked Catholics worldwide to show solidarity through their prayers for Catholics in China and for persecuted Christians over the Pentecost weekend. (CNS photo/Wu Hong, EPA)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
In what could be a bellwether for Sino-Vatican relations for the first time in three years a bishop approved by the Holy See will be ordained for the Catholic Church in mainland China on August 4 Father Joseph Zhang Yinlin will be ordained then as pastor of the diocese of Anyang in the province of