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Pentecost retreat calls for opening God’s gifts to us
By exploring the gifts and symbols of the Holy Spirit, retreatants will compose their own prayer and choose from rituals and reminders of one's giftedness to incorporate at home.
Cardinal Turkson urges graduates to impact troubled world
The head of the Vatican's justice, peace and human development efforts urged graduates of a Catholic university in Indiana to build a "new economic and social order" that serves people, "not people reduced to serving money."
Theology of the Body conference speakers to discuss spiritual journeys
This year's online conference with 80 speakers will personalize St. John Paul II's lectures on sexuality that are "not easily translatable" for young people today.
Pope urges altar servers to be signs of faith to their parishes
"Put all the enthusiasm of your age into your encounter with Jesus," Pope Francis told 1,000 young men and women in Portugal. "Offer Jesus your hands, your thoughts and your time, and he will not fail to reward you."
Pope will open an online meeting on ‘demographic winter’ in Italy
Pope Francis is scheduled to open a meeting discussing the challenges posed by the low birthrate in Italy, which is an "increasingly elderly and less populated country."
Pope approves canonizations, but no date set because of pandemic
The sainthood causes of seven men and women -- including the hermit Blessed Charles de Foucauld and the Indian martyr Devasahayam Pillai -- cleared their final hurdle May 3.
Venezuela’s ‘doctor of the poor’ beatified in austere ceremony
Blessed José Gregorio Hernández led a pious life marked by science, faith and public service in Caracas, where he treated patients during the Spanish flu pandemic.
Cardinal Burke, seven others rise in rank in College of Cardinals
Eight cardinals -- including U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke -- moved from the rank of cardinal deacons to cardinal priests. Their seniority determines their place in processions and seating arrangements.
Persons with disabilities lead us to do ‘our very best,’ says archbishop
Those with physical, intellectual and behavioral challenges inspire everyone to deepen their love for God and others, said Archbishop Nelson Pérez at a liturgy celebrating disability inclusion.
Big legislative initiatives may be crowding out passage of Equality Act
Passage of the bill, which has been described as a faceoff between religious exemptions and LGBTQ rights, was uncertain before Congress began debating the president's huge infrastructure and families bills.