Archive for November 9, 2017

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Like Mother Cabrini, treat migrants with charity and justice, Pope says

Pope Francis praised St. Frances Cabrini in the preface to a book about her life for her foresight in addressing... Read more

Christ's tomb within The Edicule (shrine) inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israel. ?w=200&h=150

By Perry West

Coming soon: A virtual tour of the tomb of Jesus

Next week, the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., will open a 3D virtual tour of the Holy Sepulchre, the... Read more

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By Elise Harris

It's official: John Paul I moves forward on path to sainthood

The Vatican on Thursday announced that Albino Luciani – better know as Pope John Paul I – has moved forward... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the Basilica of St. Mary Major October 12, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope bans sale of cigarettes in Vatican on health grounds

In a move likely to have some Vatican employees fuming, Pope Francis has decided to ban the sale of cigarettes... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the community of the Ukrainian Pontifical College of Saint Josaphat at the Vatican, Nov. 9, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope encourages Ukrainian seminarians to peace, ecumenism

Meeting with the community of a Ukrainian Greek Catholic seminary in Rome on Thursday, Pope Francis encouraged them build up... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron. Courtesy of DeChant-Hughes Public Relations.?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

How to evangelize like Bishop Barron

Facebook headquarters might be a surprising place to find a Catholic bishop giving a talk.  Read more

St. Maurice parish, one of those desecrated Oct. 28-29, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

Thieves desecrate eleven parishes in France

Last month thieves in France robbed, and in the process desecrated, ten churches in the Diocese of Annecy, in the... Read more

Rani Hong speaks at a press conference on assisting victims of human trafficking at the Holy See press office, Nov. 6, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Former child trafficking victim: Awareness needs to produce action

Former trafficking victim Rani Hong, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery at seven years old, is speaking out, saying... Read more

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Tanzanian appointed secretary of Congregation for Evangelization of Peoples

Archbishop Protase Rugambwa was appointed secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples on Thursday. He had previously served... Read more

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Adoption tax credit restored to GOP proposal after outcry

Republican leaders have restored the adoption tax credit to the their federal tax proposal, after a week of criticism over... Read more