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Pope visits sick children on eve of Epiphany
On the eve of Epiphany, when most Italian children wake up to find gifts and candy, Pope Francis visited a pediatric hospital outside Rome.
FCC internet policy shift stirs uncertainty — and likely lawsuits
Later in January, once the new rules go into effect, look for lawsuits, hearings and bills to reverse the FCC's new policy.
Pope to teachers: Help kids live with care for all of creation
A lifestyle that is environmentally ethical cannot be "schizophrenic" -- for example, by showing more care for animals and forests, than for the plight of people, Pope Francis said.
Vatican issues updated schedule for pope’s trip to Chile, Peru
The following is the schedule for the pope's trip as updated Dec. 11 by the Vatican.
In op-ed, border bishop pleads for TPS leniency for sake of children
In a Jan. 2 opinion piece, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, said he worries for families in which some members are U.S. citizens and others have a less permanent immigration status.
Arctic plunge challenges charitable agencies to keep people warm
The brutally cold weather covering the eastern two-thirds of the country at the start of 2018 kept Catholic agencies scurrying to find ways to make sure no one was left without warm shelter and hot meals.
Sister who was inspiration for ‘The Trouble With Angels’ character dies
A funeral Mass was celebrated Jan. 2 for Dominican Sister John Eudes Courtney, who spent 68 years in religious life. Sister Courtney died Dec. 22 at age 95 at the Sinsinawa Dominicans' motherhouse in Sinsinawa.
Postulator: Religious killed in Algeria will be recognized as martyrs
A bishop, seven Trappist monks and 11 other religious men and women killed by extremists in Algeria in the 1990s will soon be recognized as martyrs, the postulator for their causes said.
From the archives: Trappist monk left letter anticipating violent death
Trappist Father Christian-Marie de Cherge, one of seven monks slain by Islamic terrorists in Algeria in 1996, left a letter that anticipated he would be assassinated. See its full text here.
Grant helps Alverno College translate religious life blog into Spanish
A recent stint translating blogs from English to Spanish on Alverno College's SisterStory website gave graduate Sarai Melendez a lesson in religious life.