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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.”
Lithuanian archbishop worried Russian will move against Baltic states
A top Baltic church leader voiced concern about possible Russian aggression against Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and appealed to Western Catholics to be better informed about the situation.
Kerry asks Vatican for help in relocating Guantanamo detainees
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Vatican counterpart Dec. 15, and asked him to support the Obama administration's efforts to close the U.S. detention camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Pope Francis continues to take ‘the world by storm’
During the second year of his pontificate, Pope Francis was still feeling the love, and not just from Catholics or those from his homeland of Argentina.
Students assist those in need of heat in winter, help the environment
Not everyone is fortunate enough to enjoy the Christmas season inside a cozy home while the bitter winter wind whips outside.
Mom who lost son in Sandy Hook massacre urges people to ‘let love lead’
Nicole Hockley's message from Newtown, Connecticut, to people at two different venues in the Dubuque area was clear: "Our hearts are broken, but our spirit is not."
Use words carefully, pope tells Catholic media
Too often communications media have been used for "propaganda, ideologies, political aims" or for control, Pope Francis said. "Have the courage to speak frankly and freely."
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.”
Gifts help make the Prep’s state football title march merry
The Hawks of St. Joseph’s Prep turned three consecutive fumbles by Pennsbury into touchdowns on the way to a 37-7 romp last Saturday. Now they prep for the AAAA state championship. Meanwhile Archbishop Wood advanced to the AAA title game.
Pope praises Our Lady of Guadalupe as great missionary of ‘our America’
Preceded by a procession of flags from the nations of the Americas and the recitation of the rosary in Spanish, Pope Francis and thousands of Catholics from across the Atlantic celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Vatican.