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Forensic review to bring new insight on 17th-century Canadian saint
St. Marie of the Incarnation, a French Ursuline nun sent to establish the order in New France in the 17th century, has not yet delivered all her secrets.
Red hat and rubble: Pope shows love for quake victims, new cardinal says
For Cardinal-designate Giuseppe Petrocchi of L'Aquila, Italy, Pope Francis' decision to name him a cardinal is a gesture of "concrete charity," a "charity that builds where there was destruction."
Weapons of mass distraction: Journalist takes aim at fake papal news
An investigative journalist found numerous false stories and doctored photos of Pope Francis and debunks the most popular fake news stories on him. Readers must be diligent in preventing the spread of falsehoods.
Vatican team investigating abuse cover-ups to return to Chile
To promote healing after reports of sexual abuse and cover-ups, Pope Francis will send Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta and Father Jordi Bertomeu Farnos back to Chile.
Pope names apostolic visitor to Medjugorje
Greg Burke, director of the Vatican press office, told journalists that Archbishop Henryk Hoser "will reside in Medjugorje" and that his mission does not involve investigating the authenticity of the alleged apparitions.
Cardinal accuses U.N. peacekeepers of complicity in CAR attacks
"Instead of helping provide security for the civilian population, they spend their time conspiring with the rebels to commit crimes of a religious nature," Cardinal Dieudonne Nzapalainga said.
So-called honor killing in Catholic family shocks Indian state
The murder of a socially poor Dalit Catholic man who had married a woman belonging to an upper-caste Syrian Christian family has fueled protests across India's southern state of Kerala.
Bolivian cardinal-designate says report on secret family slanderous
"If these accusations persist, I will have no problem in launching a legal complaint for libel against those who promote or spread it," Cardinal-designate Toribio Ticona Porco said.
Holy Spirit offers gifts that should be cherished, pope says
Pope Francis asked Catholics to recognize and be thankful for the undeserved gift of the Holy Spirit they received with the sacrament of confirmation.
Cardinal Bo among faith leaders pledging to back Myanmar peace efforts
The faith leaders rejected the misuse of religion and race to divide the country, saying that doing so violates the fundamental tenets of the world's religious traditions and brings hatred, discrimination and violence.