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Pope: Love of sports doesn’t mean ‘timeout’ from church, friends, poor
Never let practice and competition get in the way of going to Mass, studying for school, being with friends and helping the poor, Pope Francis told an Italian sports association.
Europe needs Christians to speak with one voice, pope says
Only "looking together toward the Lord Jesus Christ," he said, will Christians "find common responses to the questions modern society is asking us."
Cardinal visits northern Iraq to convey pope’s concern for displaced
The head of the Vatican's Congregation for Eastern Churches visited Iraq to convey Pope Francis' blessing and concern for church officials and the displaced living and working in difficult circumstances.
Lawsuit seeks HHS records on abortion access for unaccompanied children
The American Civil Liberties Union wants the Department of Health and Human Services to provide records related to government policies on abortion and contraception access for unaccompanied and refugee children.
South Georgia spiritual refuge helps women overcome addictions
Struggling with alcoholism, Regina knew she had to get "re-centered" with God to help with her addiction.
In person or with radio, Italian nun accompanies South Sudan’s displaced
When the shooting stops, it's eerily silent in Malakal. The quarter million people who once lived here have dispersed to other cities or countries, or to the nearby U.N. base where they live behind barbed wire and heavily armed blue-helmeted soldiers, or to simply living in the bush, trying to stay out of the path of the several armed groups ravaging the countryside.
Not enough to love Francis, must live his teachings, says archbishop
Wake up and take action; Pope Francis makes this call in "The Joy of the Gospel," but it seems people "are still sleeping, caught up in a million secondary things," said Archbishop Victor Fernandez.
NCCW past president receives Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Medal from pope
Patty Johnson received the award during a Mass opening the Knoxville Diocesan Council of Catholic Women convention April 23.
Pope signs decrees in causes for Blessed Serra, married couple, martyrs
The decrees included recognition of the martyrdom of Oblate Father Mario Borzaga and Paul Thoj Xyooj, a lay catechist, killed by communist fighters in Laos in 1960. In addition, Pope Francis recognized the heroic virtues of Sergio and Domenica Bernardini, an Italian married couple who raised 10 children.
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.”