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Reach out to unmarried couples, support newlyweds, pope urges
The church's outreach should extend "also to those young people who choose to live together without marrying. We must witness to them the beauty of matrimony," the pope said.
Longtime papal photographer talks about life behind the lens
While Arturo Mari may have started his professional photography career in the Vatican taking pictures of Pope Pius XII when he was just 16 years old, Mari's work commanded the world's attention when he accompanied St. John Paul II on more than 100 pastoral visits outside Italy.
Former nuncio claims Vatican official has evidence of cover-up
Archbishop Vigano called on Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, to release information about alleged private sanctions imposed by now-retired Pope Benedict XVI on then-Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick.
Conference celebrates ‘partnership’ between Reagan, St. John Paul II
The United States' "cold warriors" from 30 and more years ago came together to celebrate the joint efforts of Reagan and St. John Paul II to defeat communism in the Soviet Union and its satellite states in Eastern and Central Europe.
Pa. diocese to open first Catholic ‘sober’ high school in U.S.
Opening next September, the Allentown Diocese's Kolbe Academy will educate students in treatment for substance abuse. The academy aims to improve the odds for teens in recovery, who only have a 20 percent chance of avoiding relapse in mainstream schools.
Lay-religious collaboration continues with local Redeemer Sisters
Caring for sick people -- and Christ in them -- was the mission of a now-beatified 19th-century woman whose vision remains with the Sisters of the Redeemer and their lay associates in the Philadelphia area.
North Carolina parishes still coping with Florence waters
North Carolina residents are still coping with the massive amounts of water from the storm and the subsequent flooding of the state's rivers.
AbbeyFest rocks 4,000 kids, families with concert, fun, prayer
The day-long Christian music festival brought thousands to their feet, while Mass and eucharistic adoration brought them to their knees in a moving display of faith and family under the stars at Daylesford Abbey.
Like St. Vincent de Paul, Ladies of Charity members see Christ in poor
Vincentian apostolic reflection is a process that helps Christians see, hear and find God in their encounters with others.
Former Washington Catholic school official arrested on embezzling charges
A former assistant superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Washington was arrested Sept. 26 after federal law enforcement officials charged him with mail fraud in a scheme to embezzle money from the archdiocese.