Pope Francis

christians and muslims in iraq are called by the same god to rebuild a nation where peace, harmony and justice reign, cardinal pietro paroli...

Cindy Wooden

the feast of the first christian martyr, st. stephen, falls the day after christmas —  timing that contains an important spiritual less...

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on christmas, pope francis prayed for peace and renewed brotherhood in syria, yemen, venezuela, nicaragua, and other parts of the world expe...

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god offers himself to us in the manger in bethlehem, pope francis said in his christmas homily monday night, inviting each heart to welcome ...

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central to our faith is our belief in 'the holy catholic church'. it was this that pope francis chose to emphasise in his closing remarks at...

Cardinal Vincent Nichols

members of the senate judiciary committee have questioned a candidate for the federal bench over his membership of the knights of columbus, ...

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pope francis strongly condemned clerical sex abuse in his annual christmas speech to the roman curia friday, promising that the church leade...

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Negotiators are trying to establish full diplomatic relations between the Vatican and the communist state

Carol Glatz

The Pope has a busy schedule, but February's meeting on abuse could be a defining moment

Cindy Wooden

Murad, who was enslaved by ISIS, received the Nobel prize for her 'efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war'

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