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This 95-year-old priest walked three miles while hearing confessions
A 95-year-old priest named Friar Roberto walked more than three-and-a-half miles while hearing confessions during a recent “Penitential Walk” in... Read more
You can't get last rites if you plan to kill yourself, says Canadian archbishop
Legal assisted suicide will soon arrive in Canada, prompting a Catholic archbishop to reflect on what the last rites mean... Read more
These pop-singing nuns rocked Pope Francis' Juarez Mass
After taking the Internet by storm last fall with their hit “Confia en Dios,” this group of singing sisters was... Read more
This little girl only has half a heart, but she's full of joy for Pope Francis
Sabrina Puig is eight years old. Due to a rare condition, she only has half a heart. But when Pope... Read more
Pope Francis' grief at the US-Mexico border
At the Mexico-U.S. border town of Ciudad Juarez, Pope Francis told hundreds of thousands of people present to beg God... Read more
[FULL TEXT] Papal visit to Mexico: Pope Francis celebrates his final Mass in Mexico
UPDATE: 7:30pm EST - Read the full text of Pope Francis final homily in Mexico from the Feb. 17 Mass... Read more
How Pope Francis proposes to fight drug violence in Mexico
Speaking to laborers in the Mexican City of Juarez on Wednesday, Pope Francis laid out several key areas of focus... Read more
[FULL TEXT] Papal visit to Mexico: Meeting with the world of labour
Update: 3:00 pm EST - Read the full text of Pope Francis' prepared remarks for his Feb. 17 meeting with... Read more
[FULL TEXT] Papal visit to Mexico: Visit to the penitentiary
Update: 2:10 pm EST - Read the full version of the prepared remarks from Pope Francis' address to inmates in... Read more
Did St. Therese of Lisieux send roses to Pope Francis in Mexico?
When Pope Francis made a surprise stop at a cloistered monastery Sunday morning, he received a gift from the nuns... Read more
10 things you may have missed from the Pope's visit to Chiapas
On Feb. 15, Pope Francis visited Chiapas State in southeast Mexico. Spending the day in San Cristóbal de las Casas... Read more
What Pope Francis told a stunningly large crowd of Mexican youth
In his visit to Morelia – one of Mexico's most violent cities – Pope Francis had a strong message for... Read more
[FULL TEXT] Papal visit to Mexico: Meeting with young people
Update: 7:40 pm EST - Read Pope Francis prepared remarks to young people in the “José María Morelos y Pavón”... Read more
Resignation is from the devil, Pope warns Mexican priests, religious
In the face of corruption, violence, and atrocities against the human person, resignation becomes the “devil's favorite weapon,” Pope Francis... Read more
[FULL TEXT] Papal visit to Mexico: Holy Mass with priests, men and women religious, consecrated people and seminarians
Update: 11:50 am EST - Below is the full text of Pope Francis' Feb. 16 homily during Mass with priests, men... Read more
[FULL TEXT] Papal visit to Mexico: Meeting with Families
Update: 6:20 pm EST - Below is the full text of Pope Francis' prepared remarks for the meeting with families in the... Read more
Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica comes to Google street view
A virtual pilgrimage for Pope Francis’ trip now offers a new street-view perspective of key sites and churches. The project... Read more
Pope in Mexico: Don't anesthetize the hope of your youth
In today's throwaway culture, young people are being anesthetized against the desire for a better world, Pope Francis said Monday,... Read more
[FULL TEXT] Papal visit to Mexico: Holy Mass with representatives of the indigenous communities of Chiapas
Read the full text of Pope Francis' homily during Holy Mass with representatives of the indigenous communities of Chiapas in... Read more
At a Mexico children's hospital, Pope Francis prays with young patients
Pope Francis on Sunday visited a pediatric hospital in Mexico City. He met the children being treated there, gave them... Read more
