Archive for June 16, 2017

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Mental health has a spiritual element, Holy See reminds UN

The Holy See's representative to the United Nations appealed Wednesday to the Human Rights Council to couple psychological treatment with... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope picks secretary for Dicastery on Integral Human Development

On Friday, the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ pick of human rights expert Fr. Bruno-Marie Duffé for secretary of the Dicastery... Read more

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Stolen relic of St John Bosco's brain recovered

A relic of St. John Bosco, which had been stolen from an Italian basilica two weeks ago, has been recovered,... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

US bishops ask forgiveness from survivors of clergy sex abuse

The Beatitudes call us to own our responsibility for suffering in the world, Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta preached on... Read more

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, now President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, speaks at the Holy See press office, Feb. 4, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Is there a pontifical commission to reinterpret Humanae vitae?

As rumors abound concerning a Vatican commission to reinterpret Humanae vitae in light of Amoris laetitia, the president of the... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Be a Good Samaritan to Christians in Syria and Iraq, bishop pleads

As the U.S. bishops discussed immigration at their annual meeting this week, one Syriac Catholic bishop begged them not to... Read more

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US bishops urge caution as Senate considers health care bill

The US bishops’ annual meeting included on Thursday a discussion on health care, focusing on efforts in Congress to replace... Read more