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March 2, 2015

Vol. 212 / No. 7

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Migrants rescued from overcrowded boats near the Libyan coast stand on an Italian Coast Guard vessel on Feb. 14.
Signs Of the Times

Pope Francis once again urged solidarity with migrants who risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe; and during his general audience on Feb. 11, he assured prayers for the victims of a deadly crossing. The pope was responding to reports on Feb. 9 that 29 migrants had died of h

MAKING THE GRADE. Maria Rodriguez with her third-grade students at Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary School in Chicago
Signs Of the Times

Maria Rodriguez is not a religious sister, but she lives and works like one. The 23-year-old San Diego native teaches third grade students in a Chicago Catholic school and lives in a house with other new schoolteachers.Rodriguez and her housemates exchange ideas about their educational ministry, pra

CLUTCH OF CARDINALS. Cardinals discuss reform of the Roman Curia before the consistory on Feb. 14.
Signs Of the Times
Gerard O’ConnellFebruary 17, 2015

The establishment of two new congregations—the first for Laity-Family Life, the second for Charity-Justice-Peace, which includes a new office for ecology—were among the proposals for reform of the Roman Curia that were presented to the College of Cardinals on Feb. 12 at the opening sessi

Irish Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin
Signs Of the Times

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin said he would seek assurances from religious congregations operating in his diocese that they are rigidly following child protection guidelines after a fresh round of audits raised serious concerns. In a statement on Feb. 10, Archbishop Martin said it was “

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Diocese of Chanthaburi, located in eastern central Thailand
Signs Of the Times
Steven Schwankert February 17, 2015

Despite small numbers, Catholicism retains a special place in urban Thai society.

Vaccination Contemplation
Signs Of the Times

Video of Pope Francis visiting with Latin American immigrants at a settlement camp near Rome on Feb. 8 became a global Internet phenomenon.• Congress should urge Israel to halt confiscation of Palestinian lands, a move that may “renew hope for a just resolution to the conflict,” Bis

A cross stands on the spot where Sister Dorothy Stang was murdered Feb. 12, 2005.
Signs Of the Times

On Feb. 12, 2005, two hired gunmen killed Sister Dorothy Stang, 73, in a remote Brazilian settlement just off the Trans-Amazonian Highway. As a tireless advocate for the poor and landless in Brazil for more than three decades, the Ohio-born nun came into conflict with ruthless landowners. Three