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World Youth Day logo shows symbols for Mary, Panama
The design by Amber Calvo, 20, a Panamanian student studying architecture, was chosen from 103 entries submitted for the event that will take place Jan. 22-27, 2019.
Mary’s message at Fatima still timely, urgent 100 years later, says panel
Before an audience of more than 600 people, speakers explored the peacemaking roles of women, children and religious leaders at the event organized by the Holy See Mission to the United Nations.
Reports say Callista Gingrich will be nominated as Vatican ambassador
UPDATED - The New York Times and CNN reported May 14 that the official announcement of the nomination is waiting to be approved by the Office of Government Ethics.
Texas bill to protect conscience of child services workers draws praise
The bill, written by Republican Rep. James Frank, allows organizations and individuals "with sincerely held religious beliefs to remove themselves from actions in direct violation of their faith."
Archdiocese launches website about U.S. priest who will be beatified
The stanleyrother.org website tells the story of the U.S. priest who worked in Guatemala for 14 years until he was murdered there in 1981.
Shelter to offer trafficking victims a safe haven, life and job skills
As testimony to the importance he places on what he calls modern "human slavery," the pope dispatched one of his top advisers, Bishop Marcelo Sanchez-Sorondo, to Baton Rouge for the dedication of Metanoia Manor, a one-of-a-kind shelter for young trafficking victims.
Returning from Fatima, pope says he has doubts about Medjugorje
Asked May 13 about the authenticity of the Marian apparitions, which reportedly began in 1981, the pope referred to the findings of a commission chaired by Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the retired papal vicar of Rome.
Fatima brings hope for peace in suffering Venezuela, pilgrim says
Our Lady of Fatima's message of peace to a country suffering from war and persecution resonates today just as it did a century ago, a Venezuelan pilgrim said.
Priest at St. Charles Seminary named bishop for Atlanta
UPDATED - Pope Francis has appointed Father Bernard Shlesinger, a priest of the Diocese of Raleigh and spiritual director at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, to be an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
Vatican, Jewish museums explore menorah in art and dark legend
The Vatican Museums and the Jewish Museum of Rome are exploring together the significance of the menorah, although they also give a nod to the centuries-old legend that the Vatican is hiding the golden menorah from the Temple of Jerusalem.