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Why power has shifted in the classroom

it is in the nature of things that the pendulum should swing. it’s even in the nature of things that the pendulum, when seeking to correct a...

Vatican issues norms for reports of abuse of minors, seminarians, and religious

new vatican norms for the church’s handling of sex abuse, issued thursday, place seminarians and religious coerced into sexual activity thro...

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After Vatican-China deal, Chinese bishop imprisoned for 23 years is not yet released

the nephew of a chinese bishop who was arrested 23 years ago has said he does not know where his uncle is incarcerated, or even whether he i...

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Morning Catholic must-reads: 09/05/19

the amazon synod will “probably” call for married priests, german bishop franz-josef bode has predicted. the pope has sent cardinal konrad k...

Pope names relator general and special secretaries for Amazon synod

pope francis has chosen brazil's cardinal claudio hummes to serve as relator general of october's synod of bishops on the amazon. the nomina...

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Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight press conference from North Macedonia

please read below for cna's full transcript of the pope's may 7 in-flight press conference from skopje, north macedonia to rome: alessandro ...

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Pope Francis: No plans for female deacons, but study continues

pope francis said tuesday that the vatican commission exploring the possibility of female deacons continues its study, but does not have any...

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Morning Catholic must-reads: 08/05/19

the vatican commission on women deacons did not reach agreement , pope francis has said ( full text ). the pope has praised the late jean va...

Jean Vanier taught my family about becoming human and becoming holy

when we met my son max in 2011, my wife and i knew nothing about down’s syndrome. we knew only that we had adopted a beautiful baby boy, jus...

A luminous example of the Gospel: in memory of Jean Vanier

jean vanier, the canadian catholic philosopher and humanitarian who died on tuesday aged 90, was a giant of a man. well over six feet tall, ...