Laura Ieraci, Catholic News Service
Dublin to host next World Meeting of Families in 2018
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PHILADELPHIA — Irish pilgrims in Philadelphia shared their excitement after Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, announced...
Cardinal O’Malley and Rick Warren call on families to be missionary...
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PHILADELPHIA — Two well-known Christian preachers agreed: Joy in family life is among the most powerful tools to take Jesus to others.
The...
Pope delights Philly crowd with spontaneous talk on families
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PHILADELPHIA — Pope Francis threw away a prepared text and, to the delight of tens of thousands of people on the Benjamin...
Pope’s last stop in U.S. — World Meeting of Families kicks...
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PHILADELPHIA — Known as the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia will be “the city of family love” and the “world capital of...
Vatican Letter — Pope has harsh critiques of free-market economy,...
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VATICAN CITY — Harsh criticisms meted out by Pope Francis on free-market capitalism have sparked backlash from some fiscal conservatives and have...
Supporters of pope’s ecology encyclical march to St. Peter’s Square
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VATICAN CITY — Environmentalists from around the world and from different faiths were among the tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered for...
Vatican signs agreement with Palestine, calls for two-state solution
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Holy See and Palestine have signed a historic agreement that supports a two-state solution to the ongoing...
Pope tells future Vatican diplomats to set aside judgmental attitudes
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Clerics who work in the Vatican's diplomatic corps are not called to be "senior officials of a state"...
Organizers for meeting of families expect 1.5 million for papal Mass
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- More than 1.5 million people are expected for the Mass with Pope Francis in Philadelphia this September, said...
Pope tells parents to be mindful of children’s suffering
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The deep hurts that spouses inflict on each other cause great suffering to their children and, in some...