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The National Shrine of Baclaran, Parañaque, Philippines.

Filipinos are in love with the Virgin Mary, and the Baclaran shrine is proof

Jan 1, 2017

A long-venerated icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help turned 150 last year, and many Filipinos’ Marian devotion has never... Read more

Who you gonna call (on murky moral issues)? Catholic bioethicists

Jan 1, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

What would you do if you're a young medical student who was told that you must participate in abortion in... Read more

Pope Francis at the Vatican, April 3, 2014.

After Istanbul attack, Pope prays for those who fight 'bloody stain' of terrorism

Jan 1, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On the first day of the new year and the 50th World Day of Peace, Pope Francis condemned a terrorist... Read more

Ordinandi lay prostrate during the Litany of Saints during an Ordination Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Sept. 29, 2016.

Want to aid vocations? Helping reduce debt is key, this group says

Jan 1, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

Personal and student debt can slow down or prevent prospective seminarians and aspirants to religious orders from pursuing their vocations,... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 1, 2016.

Pope on New Year’s Day: Mary’s motherhood teaches us humility, tenderness

Jan 1, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

At the start of the new year, Pope Francis said that celebrating Mary, the Mother of God, highlights a beautiful aspect... Read more

Classroom.

Can classical education save us from victimhood culture?

Dec 31, 2016

By Mary Farrow

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."  Read more

This 81-year-old woman got a 'Don’t Euthanize Me' tattoo

Dec 31, 2016

An 81-year-old walking into a tattoo shop may sound like the start of a joke, but to Christine Nagel, her... Read more

Pope Francis presides over Vespers and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 31, 2015.

At close of 2016, Pope says selfishness should be a thing of the past

Dec 31, 2016

By Elise Harris

During a prayer service for the close of 2016, Pope Francis said the arrival of a new year should serve... Read more

What do you say to a homeless person? Advice from Catholic urban missionaries

Dec 30, 2016

It’s a common sight at a city intersection. A man or a woman holds a cardboard sign: “Homeless, Hungry. Please... Read more

The letter that Pope Francis wrote to a young mother in prison.

Pope Francis wrote a letter to this young mother in prison

Dec 30, 2016

A prison inmate in Chile was surprised when she received a letter this summer from Pope Francis, whom she had... Read more

Here's what the Catholic Church has to say about your paycheck

Dec 29, 2016

By Adelaide Mena

“To defraud anyone of wages that are his due is a great crime which cries to the avenging anger of... Read more

Mary Mediatrix of All Grace.

The curious case of the Lipa Marian apparitions

Dec 28, 2016

By Mary Farrow

The story of Sister Teresita Castillo and the supposed Marian apparitions of Lipa City, Philippines reads something like a mystery... Read more

Was there a deeper network behind the 'Catholic Spring'?

Dec 28, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

A reputed “Catholic Spring” surfaced in the news this fall, after hacked emails from John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager,... Read more

Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil.

Kidnapped priest appeals for Pope’s help

Dec 26, 2016

A Salesian priest kidnapped in Yemen on March 4 personally appealed for Pope Francis’ help in an unconfirmed video posted... Read more

We've all got it wrong about women in the Catholic Church

Dec 26, 2016

By Elise Harris

When it comes to talking about women and their role in the Church, discussion tends to focus almost exclusively on... Read more

Pope Francis and the cross at the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion at St. Peter's Basilica on April 3, 2015.

Pope: MidEast Christians reflect heroism of St. Stephen

Dec 26, 2016

Pope Francis has said the heroic martyrdom of St. Stephen is mirrored in the persecution of modern-day Christians, particularly in... Read more

Pope Francis gives

On Christmas Day, Pope Francis prays for peace around the world

Dec 25, 2016

By Hannah Brockhaus

In his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" blessing Christmas Day, Pope Francis prayed that the Child Jesus, also called the Prince... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Epiphany Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on Jan. 6, 2016.

Pope Francis: Want to see God this Christmas? Be humble

Dec 24, 2016

By Elise Harris

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis noted how the coming of Jesus as an infant is paradoxical to the images of... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica.

Knights of Malta rebuff Vatican probe into dismissal of leader

Dec 24, 2016

By Elise Harris

Two days after the announcement that Pope Francis has established a group to look into the circumstances regarding the recent... Read more

Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's square for the general audience Sept. 21, 2016.

Pope Francis' reform plan can be boiled down to this one thing

Dec 24, 2016

By Elise Harris

If there's anything Pope Francis' recent 12-point plan for the reform of the Roman Curia shows, it's that while his... Read more