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How the Catholic church can welcome young families

Many people have assumed that once millennials started to grow older and have kids, a large number would return to the church or become...

Vatican issues instruction on improving canon law studies

VATICAN CITY — The changes in canon law Pope Francis made to ensure that marriage annulment cases were handled more quickly, more pastorally and...

Pope Francis on God’s call to holiness – defend all human...

Rejoice and be glad, Jesus is calling you to be holy! Ah, but you might say “Holiness is for saintly people like the pope. But...

Curiosity can lead to dangerous paths, pope says

VATICAN CITY — Although a healthy curiosity can lead to new discoveries, too much curiosity can open the door to dangerous things that harm...

Catholic media must not fall behind in digital age, pope says

VATICAN CITY -- In an age when technology is ever-evolving, Catholic news organizations must be willing to adapt to effectively proclaim the Gospel to...

Pope asks Catholics to pray the rosary for peace each day...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis prayed that the hopes for peace strengthened by the meeting of the leaders of North and South Korea...

Pope, others mourn death of British toddler Alfie Evans

LIVERPOOL, England (CNS) -- Pope Francis said he was mourning the death of English toddler Alfie Evans, who died four days after doctors withdrew...

Chilean clergy abuse survivors grateful after private meetings with pope

  VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After private meetings with Pope Francis, three survivors of clergy sexual abuse from Chile said they felt they had been...

Pope: Heaven is an encounter with Jesus, not a boring waiting...

VATICAN CITY -- Heaven is not an eternally dull existence but rather the completion of a journey toward a promised encounter with the Lord,...

Pope to host ecumenical prayer for peace in Middle East

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will travel to Bari, the southern Italian Adriatic port city, July 7 to host a day of reflection...

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