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At Vatican trial, witness says author had right to publish documents
Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi did not plot the release of leaked Vatican financial documents with another journalist and was free to publish them, a defense witness told a Vatican court in the "Vatileaks" trial.
Families show love for Blessed Mother in May procession
More than 100 families from across the Archdiocese prayed at the cathedral last Sunday to thank God for blessings and Mary's intercession. Essayists described who exemplifies Mary in their life.
Culture Project event aims to restore human dignity in America
About 130 Catholic young adults from the Philadelphia-based organization held a brunch event April 30 to support its missionaries as they engage young people personally and through the media.
Greatest draw to priesthood? A happy priest, says deacon
Matt Windle was working and dating before he turned to prayer and studying to become a priest at St. Charles Seminary. Serving in parishes, he saw how much his priest-mentors enjoyed ministry. See the last in our series on the men to be ordained priests May 21.
Faith does not deaden pain but teaches that it is passing, pope says
The Gospel reading May 6 was Jesus' telling his disciples before the crucifixion that they would face a time of weeping and grieving, "but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you."
Pope tells struggling Europe he has a dream for its future
As Europe faces an unprecedented influx of immigrants and refugees while struggling to counter continued economic woes, Pope Francis urged the continent to step up to its responsibilities with renewed hope, not cower behind walls and treaties.
At support group, families experiencing loss find a safe place to share
Veronica Rosa sought help for her grieving 12-year-old son. She found it in Partners Around Loss through Support, or PALS, a bereavement group primarily for children sponsored by St. John Neumann Church in Eagan.
EWTN asks for full-court hearing on contraceptive mandate case
Attorneys said federal government briefs filed in the Supreme Court case of Zubik v. Burwell involving the Little Sisters of the Poor and six other religious employers admit the government could use a less restrictive manner of providing contraceptive coverage to women working for these organizations should they so choose.
Electricity could go long way to stemming violence, says Nigerian bishop
The lack of electricity means that people cannot do ordinary work without a generator, and generators are expensive, said Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto, in the country's northwest.
Iowa mother, 89, relishes her caregiver role for disabled 63-year-old son
Verabeth Bricker entered motherhood in 1949 without a clue that she'd still be changing diapers 67 years later. The third of her six children, David, 63, has a developmental disability and requires hands-on care and patience.