Archive for January 13, 2017

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By Mary Farrow

Can you teach the truth and not be a hater? This ministry for gay Catholics says yes.

In a country where gay marriage has gained widespread acceptance – both culturally and legally – in the past several... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Race against time for Congress to block DC's assisted suicide law

Congress took its first step toward blocking D.C.’s doctor-prescribed suicide law on Thursday, but the action will need the support... Read more

Pope Francis arrives to meet with youth at Kasarani stadium in Kenya on Nov. 27, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Youth to be protagonists in upcoming synod of bishops

With the 2014-2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family barely falling out of sight, the preparatory document for the next... Read more

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By Elise Harris

Maltese bishops: Divorced-and-remarried 'at peace with God' may receive Communion

As debate over Amoris laetitia continues to gain steam, the Maltese bishops have come out with a new set of... Read more

A view of St. Peter's Basilica and Vatican City flag from the roof of a nearby building on June 5, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Siblings arrested in cyberattack that compromised Vatican computers

Two arrests have been made in a widespread cyber-attack that compromised communications of prominent Italian institutions and individuals, including the... Read more

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Missing priest in Mexico found dead

The body of Father Joaquín Hernández Sifuentes, a priest in northern Mexico who had been missing since Jan. 3, was... Read more

Pope Francis during the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday in St. Peter's Basilica on April 2, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Seeking Christ is always a risk – but it's worth it, Pope says

In his homily on Friday morning, Pope Francis commented on the Gospel story of the paralytic lowered through the roof,... Read more

William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist, who died Jan. 12, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

How the Catholic author of 'The Exorcist' saw good and evil

William Peter Blatty, whose fictionalized vision of demonic possession and Catholic exorcism transfixed a great swath of the American public,... Read more