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Published: March 9, 2016

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Fresh start: Pope calls for inclusion of divorced

VATICAN CITY -- Those who hope Pope Francis will give divorced and civilly remarried Catholics a blanket welcome back to Communion and those who fear he will open the doors to such a possibility are both likely to be disappointed by his decision.

Little Sisters are public face of fight

WASHINGTON -- Visuals often are much easier to grasp than a complicated thicket of issues. That may be why the Little Sisters of the Poor have become the public face of Zubik v. Burwell, which goes before the U.S. Supreme Court March 23.

Change for Life

St. Joseph High School students Wyatt Davis, Tia Massa and Lauren Smith deliver a box of coin-filled baby bottles filled with loose change to Life Choices administrative assistant DeAnna Osborne Feb. 22. (Photo)

Knights of Columbus, others mount Christian genocide petition

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As a mid-March deadline approached for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to make a decision on whether to make a declaration of genocide in the Middle East, the Knights of Columbus, based in New Haven, Conn., and the Washington-based group In Defense of Christians have mounted a petition campaign asking Kerry to make a genocide declaration.

Reenacting trial from ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ makes an impression

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- As news broke that Harper Lee, author of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Feb. 19, eighth-graders from St. Aloysius School in Pewee Valley were re-enacting the book’s famous trial in a courtroom at the Gene Snyder Courthouse in downtown Louisville.

Pope’s Via Crucis meditations will look at today’s crosses

VATICAN CITY -- By reflecting on the Passion of Christ, the author of the Way of the Cross meditations for Pope Francis’ Good Friday service said he will focus on the suffering unfolding in the world today and how “the martyrs of the 21st century are undoubtedly the apostles of today.”

Archbishop: Vatican envoys risk their lives to end ‘World War III’

VATICAN CITY -- Even in the midst of bombings, Vatican ambassadors stay put, risking their lives while working to end what Pope Francis has termed a “piecemeal” World War III, said the Vatican minister of foreign affairs.

Legion’s ‘condemned’ movie series to air in March on TCM

WASHINGTON -- For three decades, the Catholic Legion of Decency held great sway not only over Catholic movie audiences but also the Hollywood film industry.

Abuse expert: Bishops must watch Best Picture ‘Spotlight’

ROME -- Every bishop and cardinal must watch the film “Spotlight,” so they realize reporting abuse -- not silence -- will save the Church, said the Vatican’s former chief prosecutor of clerical sex abuse cases.

Let’s work as a team to destroy gossip, building up the body of Christ

There’s an episode in the fictional political TV series “The West Wing” where Toby Ziegler, the White House communications director, confronts his entire staff after one of them leaked a private conversation to the press. Rather than berating them for betraying confidences, he appealed to their better angels, reminding them what being part of a team is all about. (Understanding our Church, Seeds of Faith)

What saint would you like to meet and why?

“I would like to meet St. Thomas (More) because he was a saint of freedom. He also strongly believed in his Catholic faith and therefore died as a martyr. He inspires me to ...” (Youthspeak, Seeds of Faith)

Nun kissed Elvis, ditched Hollywood and found her home

Dolores Hart was 19 when she filmed her first movie scene: kissing Elvis Presley. (Columns)

Secrets and silence can never be allowed

The media and movie industry should be credited with shining a brighter spotlight on the sexual abuse of minors in the Church. It is these people outside the Church who will help ensure that we stay vigilant in protecting all children and vulnerable adults. (Editorial)