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World Meeting of Families teen space designed for ‘festival atmosphere’
Organizers of the World Meeting of Families wanted a youth-only area where teens could listen to live music, talk about what's on their minds and just have some "crazy fun."
Prominent Irish abuse survivor backs Cardinal O’Malley
"The fact that the commission has not been able to achieve anything in the last four years is not down to Cardinal O'Malley. I don't think it is fair to lay it at the door of the cardinal; it is down to the resistance within the Vatican," Marie Collins said.
U.S. Jesuit urges Catholics to examine attitudes toward LGBT community
U.S. Jesuit Father James Martin set out a series of ways in which parishes can show welcome and respect to LGBT Catholics.
Irish bishops combat drug addiction through parish life, partnerships
A 20-year-old national initiative by the church in Ireland combats addiction through parish life, peer education and public-private partnerships. Leaders described it at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin.
World’s bishops call for action on abuse; English bishop wants synod
A global synod on priests could help the church to end the "terrible" scandals of clerical child abuse, an English bishop told Pope Francis.
Cardinal Farrell tells media church needs God to help it build bridges
In a wide-ranging news conference that touched on clerical sex abuse, the role of women in the church and LGBT issues, the cardinal said the fundamental message of the Gospel was the same for all of God's creation.
Panelists urge families to come up with media plan to help protect minors
Behavioral scientists and cybercrime experts talked to families about how digital distraction, pornography and the "online echo chamber" impact their lives, during one of the first panels at the international World Meeting of Families.
Extremism cannot be fought with extreme language, intolerance, pope says
Catholic legislators must defend religious freedom around the globe, but they must take care to ensure they do not fall into the trap of showing disrespect toward or intolerance of other religions while doing so, Pope Francis said.
Pope: God’s name is revealed through authentic faith, not hypocrisy
A sincere relationship with God is seen not only in the lives of the saints, but also in the lives of the "saints next door," especially "parents who give their children the example of a coherent, simple, honest and generous life."
Clergy sex abuse crisis ‘devastating’ for the church, cardinal says
The scandal of clergy abusing minors and vulnerable adults has overwhelmed the Catholic Church and its mission to preach the Gospel, said the Vatican secretary of state.