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MYTILENE, Greece -- Pope Francis’ five-hour visit to Greece ended with him offering safe passage to Italy to 12 Syrian Muslims, half under the age of 18.
VATICAN CITY -- U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said attending a Vatican conference on Catholic social teaching did not represent a political endorsement of his run for higher office.
Incoming St. Joseph High School principal Diane Wolfe (right) greets sixth-grade teacher Jennifer Fullerton April 13 in Conway as middle school principal Susie Freyaldenhoven looks on. (Photo)
LAGOS, Nigeria (CNS) -- Two Nigerian bishops called on the government to hasten its efforts to free 219 school girls who were abducted by insurgents two years ago.
Margaret Ellen Letzig “Mel” Kemp, 91, a member of the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock, died April 3. She is survived by ...
St. Joseph High School student Owen Echols landed a 9 pound 2 ounce largemouth bass on Lake Atkins March 23. The Bulldog senior used a Strike King swim jig to snag the trophy fish. (Photo)
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Mercy Sister Gail Anne Jarvis is spreading her joy.
WASHINGTON -- A new Pew Research Center study of Americans across the religious spectrum finds that faith plays a measurable role in how people live their everyday lives.
MIAMI -- Pope Francis’ right-hand man on the environment and climate change issues urged Catholics attending a local academic conference to let Christian spirituality guide their thinking and actions toward preserving the full range of God’s creation.
“Relics from the Crucifixion: Where They Went and How They Got There,“ by J. Charles Wall, is a book from a bygone era. Such an assessment does not mean it is a book to avoid. On the contrary, it is a book that connects us to our predecessors in the faith. The stories are part of our story. (Book review)
I’ve been reading “Amoris Laetitia” and thinking about my cousin. My cousin, Pat, died last month after a 19-month battle with cancer. He grew up Catholic, but had fallen away from the practice of his faith over the years. In the week before he died, he was fully reconciled with the Church. (Columns)
Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington is quoted as saying, “The Church thrives in troubled times. This was true in the past, and it will be true in the future. The difference is that the times we live in now are our troubled times. We are the disciples of Jesus Christ who must bear witness to him in the challenging circumstances of today.” (Guest commentary)
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