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This 95-year-old Catholic couple died in each other's arms

Jul 3, 2015

Few love stories can say that they began at the age of eight. But for Jeanette and Alexander Toczko, they... Read more

Pope Francis meets with students in Paul VI audience hall on May 31, 2014.

Pope: Missing something in your spiritual life? It's probably love

Dec 11, 2014

By Elise Harris

In his daily homily Pope Francis said that God’s love is always expressed in tenderness, and cautioned that if we... Read more

Pope Francis visits the Brazilian community of Varginha July 25, 2013.

Pope Francis: God's image is revealed in the face of our brothers

Oct 26, 2014

By Elise Harris

The message Pope Francis sent during his Sunday Angelus address was that love of God and neighbor are inseparably united,... Read more

Andre Houssney speaks at the Aquinas Institute for Catholic Thought in Boulder, Colorado on Sept. 18, 2014.

The Middle East: A deficiency of love, says Lebanese speaker

Sep 23, 2014

Beneath the complex and violent situation in the Middle East lies a deficiency of love, said Lebanese-born Christian André Houssney... Read more

Pope Francis meets with students in Paul VI audience hall on May 31, 2014.

Christian life is not navel-gazing – it's self-giving, Pope says

Sep 11, 2014

During his homily at daily Mass on Thursday Pope Francis focused on authentic Christian love, stressing that it’s not selfish,... Read more

FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams work to clear rubble and search for survivors at the World Trade Center site on Sept 17, 2001.

Love of God linked to love of man, archbishop reminds on 9/11

Sep 10, 2014

The 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States is a chance to mourn and... Read more

Pope Francis meets with students in Paul VI audience hall on May 31, 2014.

Pope Francis: Love doesn't care if you're ugly or beautiful

Sep 9, 2014

By Elise Harris

In his homily at Mass on Tuesday, Pope Francis spoke about the love of Christ for his Church, noting how... Read more

Pope Francis greets children during his General Audience June 25, 2014.

Pope Francis: love of God is both generous, active

Jun 27, 2014

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis focused his daily homily for the Feast of the Sacred Heart on the nature of love between God... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday general audience on June 4, 2014.

God's immeasurable love transforms lives, emphasizes Pope

Jun 22, 2014

In his Sunday Angelus today Pope Francis stressed the limitless nature of God’s love that transforms the heart and life... Read more

Pope Francis embraces a young student on May 31, 2014 in Paul VI audience hall.

'You can make a better world,' Pope tells disadvantaged children

May 31, 2014

This morning the “Ode to Joy” rang out from a teenaged orchestra as Pope Francis entered a room packed with... Read more

(R-L) Peter Schindler, Peter Casarella, and Patrick Deneen.

Modern society at odds with authentic love, scholars reflect

Feb 14, 2014

By Adelaide Mena

Today’s secular culture conflicts with authentic love and a reality-based view of the human person, said scholars at a recent... Read more

Candy Hearts by Santana Heath (CC0 1.0).

Valentine effort promotes authentic love to college students

Feb 13, 2014

By Michelle La Rosa

A nationwide campaign leading up to Valentine’s Day is encouraging college students to seek meaningful relationships and develop a healthy... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday general audience on Dec. 4, 2013

Pope Francis: Christian love is not a 'soap opera'

Jan 9, 2014

By Elise Harris

In his daily Mass today, Pope Francis spoke on the meaning of Christian love, explaining that it is not a... Read more

Oreste Tornani poses in front of a grotto in Florence, Italy on Dec. 6, 2013. He met the Pope after the general audience on Nov. 20.

Man with disfigured face recalls warmth of encounter with Pope

Dec 11, 2013

Oreste Tornani, a man with a severely disfigured face who was blessed by Pope Francis at a recent General Audience,... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims during his General Audience on Sept. 25, 2013

Pope Francis: No one can be Christian without love of God

Oct 31, 2013

By Elise Harris

In his daily homily, Pope Francis spoke of the necessity of God’s love in order to be faithful, and encouraged... Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia celebrates Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, Oct 20, 2012.

Modern heart must be won by radical love, Archbishop Chaput says

Sep 25, 2013

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia said the Holy Father’s recent lengthy interview calls attention to the modern world as... Read more

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Church is a love story, Pope Francis says

Apr 24, 2013

The Church is not merely “a human enterprise,” but “a love story,” said Pope Francis, and the faithful must remember... Read more

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Couples vow life-long fidelity before tomb of St. Valentine

Feb 15, 2013

Nearly 120 soon-to-be-married couples promised to be faithful to one another in a special Feb. 10 ceremony at the tomb... Read more