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Pope Francis on Dec. 8 made a special appeal for the lives of death row inmates in the United States to be spared ..read more
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Pope Francis, with bruises visible on his neck and chin, led a Dec. 7 consistory elevating 21 new prelates. He has now named 110 of the 140 cardinals who are eligible to participate in a future papal conclave ..read more
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Scripture for Life: This week we will celebrate both the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe, feasts that celebrate the human potential to collaborate with God's ongoing offers of grace and thus change history. ..read more
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Based on her research, Bridget Burke Ravizza concludes that same-sex marriages are de facto sacramental ..read more
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Titus Kaphar's profoundly moving new film, 'Exhibiting Forgiveness,' forces us to ask the uncomfortable question: Who does forgiveness really serve? ..read more
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These days, Hollywood is finding the Catholic church to be a font of source material. But history between the two tells a less friendly story ..read more
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At 53 years old, Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini, the new preacher of the papal household, was among the youngest in the Vatican audience hall when he told Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia: be open to change ..read more
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Jesuit Father Hans Zollner — the founder and director of the Institute of Anthropology at the Pontifical Gregorian University and a former member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors — joined several safeguarding experts in releasing a joint proposal in Rome Nov. 18 advocating a change in church law on the handling of sexual abuse cases ..read more
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The Catholic Health Association of the United States said the national organization, along with the Catholic health community, is "shocked and grieved" by the public killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson at the hands of a masked gunman ..read more
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Sudanese Catholic Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali of El Obeid Dec. 2 described narrowly escaping execution in his country, where he has remained with the faithful amid a deadly war between the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ..read more