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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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.”
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.
WASHINGTON -- For three decades, the Catholic Legion of Decency held great sway not only over Catholic movie audiences but also the Hollywood film industry.
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.
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)
“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)
Dolores Hart was 19 when she filmed her first movie scene: kissing Elvis Presley. (Columns)
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)
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