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Outside cities, Chinese grandparents pass on faith to their grandchildren
Shanxi is one of the handful provinces in China with more than 200,000 Catholics. Numerous Catholic villages can be found in this rural area, where the faith has been passed down the generations since Franciscan missionaries introduced Catholicism in 1716.
Sydney archbishop on Cardinal Pell: Justice must run its course
Public prosecutors have submitted recommendations to Victoria Police on whether to try Australian Cardinal George Pell on decades-old abuse allegations, but their advice has not been made public.
Meeting pope gives hope to Huntington’s disease patients, expert says
Especially in poor countries, people suffering from Huntington's, a neural degenerative disorder, face discrimination and are forced to live in areas that "almost look like a leprosy colony" because "nobody wants to mix with them," the neuroscientist Ignacio Munoz-Sanjuan said.
Railroad is beginning of line for 100-year-old South Carolina church
St. Francis of Assisi Mission was built by parishioners who donated their time, money, hours of sweat and labor, and even the wood, so they could have their own church.
A tender gaze: Fatima trip shows pope’s respect for pilgrims’ faith
Pope Francis is not shy about showing his love for Mary in public and, like many Latin American bishops, he strongly has resisted attempts to dismiss as superstitious or "simple," in a negative sense, popular devotion to the mother of God.
Commission reportedly thought first seven Medjugorje visions were real
However, according to a report published by the website Vatican Insider, the commission was much more doubtful about the thousands of alleged visions that have occurred since July 4, 1981, and supposedly continue to this day.
God dreams big, wants to transform world, defeat evil, pope says
God is right by the side of each person on earth, seeing each individual's pain and wanting to bring hope and joy, Pope Francis said.
After furor over remarks, DNC chair to meet with pro-life Dems’ head
After a furor erupted over his statement that the Democratic Party should support only those candidates who support legal abortion, Democratic National Committee chairman Thomas Perez will meet with the head of Democrats for Life of America, Kristen Day.
San Francisco Catholics give thanks for the life of Archbishop Niederauer
Archbishop George H. Niederauer was remembered for his wit and his gifts as a teacher and spiritual director for two generations of priests during the funeral Mass for the retired leader of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
St. John Paul II Shrine with link to Fatima dedicated at New York church
On the 100th anniversary of the first Marian apparition at Fatima, a shrine was dedicated in New York May 13 to the memory of St. John Paul II, who credited Mary with saving his life after an assassination attempt in Rome on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima in 1981.