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Creative Commons: Monastic life serves God, fires imagination
Though generally renown for Gregorian chant, curating libraries and offering quiet retreats, some Benedictine monks also brew beer, run farms or play electric guitar, like Abbot Primate Nokter Wolf.
Retired pope says governance wasn’t his gift, but Francis is good at it
In a book-length interview with the German author Peter Seewald, Pope Benedict said that when he resigned he had the "peace of someone who had overcome difficulty" and "could tranquilly pass the helm to the one who came next."
At Chilean rally, Christians encouraged to say ‘yes’ to life
The theme of the festival was to celebrate life in all of its different forms, from donating organs to helping the vulnerable, but abortion was the main focus.
Canadian bishops to hear Dutch cardinal speak on euthanasia
When Canadian bishops meet in late September, they will discuss the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada.
Mother Teresa: ‘Do small things with great love’
The "small things" that St. Teresa did so captivated the world that she was sought out by popes, presidents and other figures of influence from all over the globe. But she always returned to India to be with those she loved most -- the "poorest of the poor."
St. Teresa of Kolkata will always be ‘Mother’ Teresa, pope says
With a large tapestry of the woman known as the "Saint of the Gutters" suspended above him, Pope Francis proclaimed the sainthood of Mother Teresa of Kolkata Sept. 4 in Rome before 120,000 people.
Parish fights Philippine drug problem with rehab, food
As the body count rises in the Philippines' war on drugs, a Catholic priest is emphasizing healing over killing. More than 1,000 alleged drug users and dealers have been killed, and police are encouraged not to worry about due process.
Miracle is sign of mercy, says Brazilian who prayed to Mother Teresa
Marcilio Haddad Andrino's inexplicable recovery from a severe brain infection was the miracle that cleared the way for Mother Teresa's canonization Sept. 4, which is the day before the 19th anniversary of her death.
Mother Teresa showed young Buddhist who Jesus is
A personal encounter with Mother Teresa and her work serving the poor and the dying led a young Japanese man on a journey of faith and conversion.
Pope leads prayers for care of the earth, defense of the poor
With psalms praising the marvels of God's creation and prayers begging God's help to end the selfishness that destroys the earth and harms the poor, Pope Francis led vespers for the Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.