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Pope Francis joins Paris in sorrow after Notre Dame fire

Apr 26, 2019

Pope Francis expressed his unity with the people of France following a major blaze at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, encouraging the rebuilding of the “architectural jewel” and “witness of the faith.”
Reflections on the Notre Dame fire

Apr 26, 2019

Reflections on the Notre Dame fire
Five things to know about the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris

Apr 26, 2019

Catholics around the world watched with horror as the roof of Cathedral Notre Dame was engulfed with flames.
Saved from the flames: The treasures that survived the Notre Dame fire

Apr 26, 2019

When the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris caught fire Monday, most predicted the worst. It seemed unlikely the structure could survive, or that some of the treasures inside might be saved.
Keep the Fire Burning: The Apostolic Exhortation ‘Christus Vivit’ (Part II)

Apr 19, 2019

In the fifth chapter of the exhortation the pope asks what changes about the way of youth when it is illuminated by the Gospel.
After losing my eight-year-old son to cancer, I am not afraid of death

Apr 12, 2019

Dying is simply a journey from our life on earth to our eternal home. While I am eager to live, I am also eager to take the journey when God calls me.
Keep the Fire Burning: The Apostolic Exhortation ‘Christus Vivit’ (Part I)

Apr 12, 2019

This is the first part of an article by Father Antonio Spadaro SJ that appeared in La Civiltà Cattolica. He is alive and wants you to be alive!
To stifle one’s anger is to cut oneself off from God

Apr 05, 2019

Today we look at “Wrath”(Anger), one of the seven capital sins. Arnaud Bevilacqua and Violaine Epitalon speak with Lytta Basset, a philosopher and Protestant theologian.
The Mind of Pope Francis

Mar 28, 2019

It isn’t easy to write an intellectual biography of a man who frequently asserts that “realities are more important than ideas.”
Robotic religion is no answer to modern disaffection

Mar 16, 2019

Japan is a world leader in the development and use of robots. In addition to robots in manufacturing plants, the country has robotic hotel staff, robotic pets, robotic waiters, robotic caregivers for the elderly and various other replacements for the country’s dwindling human population.