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Youngest cardinal-designate comes from family of catechists
The youngest cardinal-designate named by Pope Francis is the son and grandson of catechists -- and will be Tonga's first cardinal.
Cardinals dedicate new wing of U.S. seminary in Rome
Five cardinals dedicated a new wing of the U.S. seminary in Rome, its first major addition in more than 60 years.
Pope offers Mass for victims of Paris attack
The morning after 12 people were shot to death and 11 others injured at the Paris office of a satirical weekly newspaper, Pope Francis dedicated his early morning Mass to the victims and their families.
At Honduran airport, church workers welcome migrants deported from U.S.
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (CNS) -- Several times a week, Sister Valdete Wilemann helps scores of deported Hondurans -- 36,300 last year -- walk off a U.S. government plane at the airport here. "If I don't see each migrant as my brother or sister, then God is not my father," she said.
Migrants take lead in Honduran church’s immigration ministries
GOASCORAN, Honduras (CNS) -- This is where immigrants come from, a place where decades of war, corruption, hurricanes and drought have combined to make life untenable for many. And so they have gone away.
World without mothers would be inhumane, lacking tenderness, pope says
Mothers show the world what it means to give oneself generously for others, to respect life and to display tenderness and moral strength even in times of trouble, Pope Francis said.
God created all people, desires to save them, pope says on Epiphany
In every age and in every culture, people seek God just as the Three Kings did and, in every age, with the help of the Holy Spirit, they find him in the surprising humility of a baby born in a manger, Pope Francis said.
Pope to visit New York, Washington? ‘I think so,’ top Vatican official says
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who as secretary of state is considered the highest Vatican official under the pope, speculated but did not confirm Pope Francis would visit the cities in September in addition to Philadelphia.
Young Catholics living virtuous lives aim to change the culture
The 31 young, devout, post-college adult members of the Culture Project want to transform a culture of isolation through intentional community living. From their homes in Port Richmond and Ardmore, they pray, work and go out to speak with other young people.
Cardinal-designate asked for pastoral approach on Eucharist
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CNS) -- Archbishop John Dew said New Zealand bishops want "to see language in church documents changed so that it's something that gives people hope and support and encouragement."