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Italian convents act as safe houses for victims of sex trafficking
Before her 18th birthday, Elizabeth had already traveled across the Sahara and the Mediterranean on her way from Nigeria to Europe and spent six months in a brothel in Denmark. She was being prepared to start working on the streets of Italy when she found her way to Casa Rut, a safe house for trafficking victims.
Sainthood cause for Focolare founder formally begins
In a message to hundreds of people gathered in the cathedral of Frascati Jan. 27 for the formal opening of Lubich's sainthood cause, Pope Francis expressed his hope that "the shining example" of her life and activity would strengthen Focolare members' faith and commitment to building up the unity of the church and friendly relations with members of other religions.
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.”
Catholic high school to get football helmet sensors
An Iowa high school will be one of 10 in the U.S. to receive free helmets that are designed to help better diagnose potential concussions. A sensor sends impact information to a coach's smart phone app instantly.
Queen of Angels School takes top engineering prize
The Willow Grove Catholic school took first place in the Philadelphia Regional Future City Competition, which invites students to plan, build and present a model city.
Across U.S., people prayed and rallied to mark Roe’s anniversary
From Alaska to Hawaii to Pennsylvania and many locations in between, pro-lifers participated in marches, rallies and prayer services marking the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.
Polls reveal declining support for abortion in U.S.
A Jan. 21 report from the National Right to Life Committee and new poll results show that abortion is increasingly unpopular in the United States, but also that the number of abortions performed in the United States is at its lowest point since 1975.
Providence Diocese offers to bury fetus found at sewage treatment plant
The Diocese of Providence has offered to provide a proper burial for a fetus found in mid-January by a worker at a sewage treatment plant in East Providence.
Former senator’s daughter discusses gift of life, sister Bella’s story
For Elizabeth Santorum and her family, this year's March for Life theme of "Every Life Is a Gift" has special significance.
U.S. bishops’ group travels to Iraq, meets with those who fled ISIS
One of Iraq's Christians chased out of her historic homeland quietly prayed the rosary as a bishop who traveled halfway around the world to meet her and others displaced celebrated Mass for them.