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Share Easter joy, defend persecuted Christians, pope says
Reciting the "Regina Coeli" prayer with thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square April 6, the pope demanded defense and protection for "our brothers and sisters persecuted, exiled, killed and decapitated just because they are Christians."
Deacon info night to be held April 16
Men: Are you called to be a permanent deacon? Men ages 29 to 55 can learn about ordained ministry as deacons at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary next week.
Latin Patriarch urges Christians to help light of peace emerge from war
"Our future in this region and in the world is uncertain and even incomprehensible, but do not be afraid. Christ assured us, he is "with us always until the end of time," Patriarch Twal told the congregation at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Vatican ambassador and Philadelphia son reflects on Good Friday
Archbishop Edward Adams, the apostolic nuncio to Greece and a former Philadelphia priest, led the liturgy at the Cathedral, attended by a rich diversity of worshipers.
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.”
Christian faith cannot be lived without humility, pope says at Easter
To enter Christ's empty tomb like the disciples and see that he has risen, Christians today also must "bend down," Pope Francis said in his Easter message in Rome.
Sister heads effort to ‘inform world’ about human trafficking
Up to 2 million people, mostly women and girls, are trafficked each year. Read a Q&A with Sister Gabriella Bottani who leads religious sisters working to end the practice.
Passion continues today as world ignores Christian persecution
At the Good Friday liturgy at which Pope Francis presided, the papal preacher decried modern Pontius Pilates who wash their hands of all responsibility to the violent persecution of Christians.
Rev. Robert Schuller, retired Crystal Cathedral pastor, dies
The popular Protestant television preacher of the late 20th century who once reached millions of viewers died April 2 at age 88.
Indiana OKs amended religious freedom law
The changes Indiana lawmakers made to the state Religious Freedom Restoration Act "raise concerns about the protection of religious freedom."