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Pope pushes Putin to work for peace in eastern Ukraine
When Pope Francis met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vatican June 10, the principal topic of their conversation was the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
Irish bishop: Let’s discuss ordaining married men as priests
Bishop Leo O'Reilly wants a commission of the Irish bishops' conference "to consider all options" in October, then "take it from there."
Pope OKs plan to probe bishops who don’t act on sex abuse
New procedures will enable the Vatican to investigate and judge claims of "abuse of office" by bishops who allegedly failed to protect people from sexual abuse.
Pope: Playing nurse all night, working all day, families are heroic
As part of a series of talks about the family and problems they face, the pope looked at illness -- a sign of the human frailty that spans from infancy to old age "when those aches and pains start coming," he said.
Antillean bishops offer action steps to address climate change
Bishops from across the Caribbean region invited people to read and study Pope Francis' upcoming encyclical on the environment so that they "become better stewards of creation."
Hope rises that papal encyclical will address vitality of water sources
As floodwaters rose with heavy rains in this Amazonian city, Graciela Tejada and her neighbors found greasy slaughterhouse offal, human feces and used hypodermic needles floating practically to their doorsteps.
Pope’s encyclical to have medieval Italian, not Latin, title
In its first official comment on the title, the Vatican press office said June 10 that the document will be called, "Laudato Si': On the Care of Our Common Home." Earlier, reporters used the modern "sii" for the phrase which translates "praised be."
Paoli witnesses Corpus Christi procession and festivities
St. Norbert Parish celebrated its patron's feast day and the feast of Corpus Christi with a eucharistic procession through the streets followed by Mass and a parish picnic last Saturday.
Archbishop calls Catholic health care essential for church’s ministry
"St. John Paul II spoke of Catholic health care as an 'essential ministry of the church,'" Archbishop Cupich said. "I would even go further and say that Catholic health care is essential for the church's entire ministry."