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Western culture 'lost God' through demise of family

May 24, 2013

By Adelaide Mena

Scholar Mary Eberstadt says most theories of secularization do not take into account the role of the family in religious... Read more

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Pope Francis meets with Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley on Nov. 14, 2024, at the Vatican ahead of a meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Life titled “Common Good: Theory and Practice” in which Mottley was a panelist. The academy’s meeting discussed the global financial system in light of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church and crises that have impacted the world.

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Ernest Board (1877-1934), “Albertus Magnus Teaches in the Streets of Paris.”

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Immigrants at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas.

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Mexico’s new president, Claudia Scheinbaum, meets with the country’s bishops during their plenary assembly on Nov. 13, 2024.

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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio at the Republican National Convention on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee.

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Senators cry foul after faith-based groups allegedly frozen out of prison program

Marian Tompson, 94, a founder of La Leche League, resigned over the group’s decision to allow men who believe they are women to participate in the organization’s breastfeeding support groups.

2 leaders resign from La Leche League over shift to include men in breastfeeding groups

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