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President, first lady to welcome Pope Francis to White House Sept. 23
In their first encounter last year at the Vatican, Pope Francis and the president discussed areas of tension including religious freedom and medical ethics.
Brother of slain aid worker talks with pope about dialogue, respect
After Pope Francis encouraged him and pledged his prayers, Michael Haines was able to tell the pope about his work to promote interreligious dialogue and mutual respect, particularly between Christians and Muslims.
Richard III, Catholic king of England, reburied at Leicester Cathedral
King Richard III -- the last monarch of the Plantagenet dynasty and the last English king to die in battle -- was originally buried by Franciscan friars in Leicester, a city in the Midlands, after he was slain at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
Joy comes from faith, not doctrine, pope says
"It's sad to be a believer without joy and there is no joy when there is no faith, when there is no hope, when there is no law, but only rules and cold doctrine," he said at the Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae March 26.
U.S. priest discusses his journey from movie sets to Vatican work
On a movie set in Hollywood, Scott Borgman was hooking a camera to the bottom of a vintage car when he told a fellow key-grip about his decision to go to France and enter the seminary.
Papal ecology: Protecting all God’s creatures, respecting God’s plan
The Catholic Church supports the efforts of scientists to study the causes and effects of climate change and insists governments and businesses must get serious about specific commitments for protecting the environment.
Immigrant bishop, builder, martyr: Telling the story of Blessed Budka
More than a century after he first set foot in North America, the story of a little-known Canadian blessed and martyr of the Soviet regime is starting to come out of the shadows.
Pope’s schedule for Holy Week and Easter
Here is Pope Francis' schedule for Holy Week and Easter
Mother, daughter killed in crash recalled for devotion to faith, family
Yvonne Selke and her daughter, Emily, were two of the three Americans killed in the March 24 crash of an Airbus jet March 24. The identity of the third American has not yet been released.
Honoree calls religious liberty ‘most fundamental freedom in society’
Religious liberty is "the most fundamental freedom in society" and it is at "the very core of the human condition," attorney and scholar Joseph Weiler told an audience at The Catholic University of America in Washington.