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Public TV stations to air concert celebrating canonization of two popes
A concert conducted last May in Washington by noted conductor Sir Gilbert Levine to celebrate the canonizations of St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II will air on public television stations in Washington, New York, Chicago and other cities around the country in time for Easter.
Laicized Polish priest gets seven years in jail for child sexual abuse
The Polish bishops' conference defended its handling of sexual abuse by clergy after a former priest was jailed in connection with the case of Jozef Wesolowski, the laicized former nuncio to the Dominican Republic.
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