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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.”
Over drinks, young adults get to know their archbishop
Young adults sat down for an evening with Archbishop Charles Chaput last week. They learned about his daily routine and about Catholic teaching on some sensitive topics.
Biden recalled as devoted husband, father, patriotic public servant
Father O'Donovan, retired president of Georgetown University, was the main celebrant and homilist at the Mass. Other Catholic Church leaders in attendance included Wilmington Bishop W. Francis Malooly; Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the United States; and Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington.
Climate encyclical expected to send strong moral message to the world
"The encyclical will address the issue of inequality in the distribution of resources and topics such as the wasting of food and the irresponsible exploitation of nature and the consequences for people's life and health," Archbishop Pedro Barreto Jimeno of Huancayo, Peru, told Catholic News Service.
AP: Number of abortions in U.S. has gone down since 2010
"It's important to realize, first of all, that the factors accounting for this are multiple, complex and often hard to measure," said a June 7 statement from Father Frank Pavone, the national director and chairman of Priests for Life, based in Staten Island, New York.
Young men know where they are going: On vocations retreat
Quo vadis -- a Latin term meaning "where are you going?" -- is also the name of a retreat in July helping teens discern God's call in their lives, possibly to the priesthood.
Peace demands passion, patience, hard work, pope tells Balkan nation
To overcome fear, discrimination and conflict, people must have a deep desire to open themselves up to God and his mercy, and work actively for peace every day, Pope Francis said.
Vatican ready to announce decision on Medjugorje, pope says
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith met recently to discuss the issue and "we've reached the point of making a decision and then they will say," he told journalists on the flight back to Rome June 6.
Pope offers ‘Stone Age’ tips to youth for living the digital world well
Whether you still stick to books or magazines or get everything online, Pope Francis said all media should encourage and edify -- not enslave.
Law enforcement, archdiocese ‘share the goal of protecting children’
Catholic officials affirmed the commitment of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to protecting children and pledged to continue to work with an ongoing investigation after the Ramsey County Attorney's Office criminally charged the archdiocese for failing to protect children.