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Pope Francis wrote to the Argentinian branch of Scholas Occurentes and asked them to return the money. Scholas Occurentes, an International Organization of Pontifical Right approved…
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“Sadly it is religion, that often breeds contempt for gays” -Bishop Robert Lynch Robert Nugent Lynch, the current Bishop of St. Petersburg, Florida, last Monday (June…
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Pope lashes out over access to weapons in the United States. Sunda June 12, the United States witnessed the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman…
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“Wine expresses the abundance of the banquet and the joy of the feast.” -Pope Francis Last Wednesday (June 8), Pope Francis, during his catechesis for the…
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Archdiocese of Chicago pushes for beatification of first U.S. African-American priest. Augustus Tolton was born a slave. He was born in Missouri, in the year 1854,…
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Catholic Bishop Jacob Muricken will donate his kidney to help a man with kidney failure. A bishop in India is leading by example during the Year…
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The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church meeting hopes to mend the almost 1,000-year divide with the Roman Catholic Church. Preparations for The Holy…
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Pope thanks the young YouTube stars for giving him some of their youth as a gift. The charisma of Pope Francis is such that even Hollywood…
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Nuns mapped the night sky at the Vatican Observatory. On April 26, the assistant to the Vatican Observatory, Jesuit Father Sabino Maffeo, told Catholic News Service…
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By Scott Calleja (Flickr: St Albertus – Detroit) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Catholicism is the religion with the highest retention rate in England and…
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The Pope’s meeting with Sunni leader at the Vatican is a huge step. Pope Francis took a large step in healing relations between the Vatican and…
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Global warming is forcing a shift in Peru’s Qoyllur Riti, or “Snow Star” festival. Last Sunday, May 22, was the occasion for a spectacular sight high…