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Pope Francis reportedly met with Kim Davis, offered support

Oct 01, 2015

Embattled county clerk Kim Davis met with Pope Francis in Washington, D.C. last Thursday, her lawyer has told multiple media outlets.
Catechists as "living witnesses" of God to form good people in society

Sep 30, 2015

Teaching catechism "is a gift of God. It is also a commitment to create good people in society. It is a service undertaken with pleasure, not work, that leads all catechists to personal growth.
Pope Francis met Argentine family who travelled 11,000 miles to Philadelphia

Sep 30, 2015

The Holy See press officer explained on Sunday that that morning Pope Francis had met with the Walkers, a family from Argentina who travelled in a VW camper van to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families.
What's it like to play for the Pope? Here's how one Catholic artist described it

Sep 30, 2015

Performing for Pope Francis at Saturday’s Festival of Families in Philadelphia was an answer to prayer for musician Marie Miller, but getting a personal thumbs-up from him surely helped confirm it.
Catalan bishops: Church can't make specific proposals on independence from Spain

Sep 30, 2015

The Catalan regional bishops conference last Tuesday issued a statement ahead of Sunday's regional election – widely seen as an informal referendum on independence – saying the Church will not propose specifics, but can agree with positions that have “moral legitimacy.”
Pope appeals for life of Georgia death row inmate, but parole board rejects

Sep 30, 2015

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles has declined to commute the death sentence of a local woman scheduled to be executed tonight, despite a plea from Pope Francis to do so.
Mercy, dialogue to be the focus of World Communications Day

Sep 30, 2015

Announced Tuesday, this year’s theme for World Communications Day is inspired by the upcoming Jubilee of Mercy, and stresses that social communications should be centered on mercy, dialogue and welcome.
Mgr William Goh : May Mary, Star of the New Evangelisation, guides us in the New Evangelisation

Sep 29, 2015

Mgr William Goh Seng Chye, Archbishop of Singapore, released a pastoral letter today in which he calls for “a renewal of faith among all Catholics” to “stand together as a people of communion in mission to proclaim like Mary”.
Pope: "I would love to go to China," which has "a great culture and a lot of good things"

Sep 29, 2015

Pope Francis "would love to go to China," which has "a great culture and a lot of good things”. He Pope himself said as much in his long question and answer session with journalists during the flight from Philadelphia to Rome, which arrived at 10 am local time.
As synod approaches, Nigerian bishops speak up for the family

Sep 29, 2015

Nigeria’s bishops closed their latest assembly with a view toward the upcoming Synod on the Family, re-affirming the family while warning about LGBT activism.