Faith, Faith in Focus

What my 5-year-old taught me about prayer during Lent

by Emily Dagostino February 20, 2018

Naming God in all things.

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Dispatches, Faith

Cardinal Cupich: Pope Francis’ family teaching is a paradigm shift in the church

by Michael J. O’Loughlin February 9, 2018

Pope Francis has encouraged church leaders to accept “a healthy dose of self-criticism.”

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Dispatches, Politics & Society

U.S. bishops condemn Trump’s proposal to end ‘chain migration,’ say it threatens families

by J.D. Long García January 31, 2018

“Families aren’t chains. They are mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, grandmothers, grandfathers and brothers and sisters.”

Faith, Faith and Reason

Renewing our understanding of marriage—a sacrament in peril

by John A. Alesandro January 26, 2018

When is a sacramental marriage truly consummated?

This is a promotional image for World Meeting of Families to be held Aug. 21-26, 2018, in Dublin. The theme of the meeting is "The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World." (CNS illustration/World Meeting of Families)

Faith, Vatican Dispatch

‘Amoris Laetitia,’ migrants and sex abuse on the agenda for World Meeting of Families in Dublin

by Gerard O’Connell January 25, 2018

Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced today that Pope Francis plans to attend the ninth World Meeting of Families, from Aug. 21 to 26,

Faith, Video

Pope Francis blesses Chilean couple aboard papal plane

by America Video January 18, 2018

Love is in the air! Pope Francis blessed the marriage of two flight attendants aboard the papal plane en route to Iquique in Chile. The couple married in a civil ceremony in 2010 but due to Chile’s 2010 earthquake, they never followed up with a church ceremony.