Vatican
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Don't overturn social order, faith leaders urge Supreme Court before marriage case
Jun 25, 2015
As the Supreme Court will rule on same-sex marriage before the month’s end, over 50,000 Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, and Jewish leaders have united to stand up for marriage as between one man and one woman.
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Cardinal Turkson: Pope’s Encyclical doesn’t bash business, Only when it’s under influence of sin
Jun 24, 2015
Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson has suggested that Pope Francis and his encyclical intend to promote the nobility of business—as Pope Francis has recognized in the past—and to warn against times when the desire for excessive gain beclouds the noble vision of business then undermines it.
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Father Flanagan founded Boys Town. Will he be recognized as a saint?
Jun 24, 2015
The case for the sainthood of Servant of God Edward Flanagan, the priest who founded Nebraska’s famous Boys Town community for orphans and other boys, is now headed to Rome.
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What Pope Francis owes the Salesians
Jun 24, 2015
Pope Francis is a Jesuit, but he has Salesian roots.
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Pope Francis suggests those in weapons industry can't call themselves Christian
Jun 23, 2015
People who manufacture weapons or invest in weapons industries are hypocrites if they call themselves Christian, Pope Francis said on Sunday.
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Pope: Christian unity "is a journey of communion" and "does not mean uniformity"
Jun 23, 2015
Catholic sand Waldensians "are called to continue to journey together" – so that "communion is achieved on our journey" and "not uniformity."
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A wish granted – Pope meets with young prisoners in Turin
Jun 23, 2015
For Fr. Domenico Ricca, chaplain of the Ferrante Aporti juvenile prison in Turin, this weekend’s visit from Pope Francis was a dream come true.
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Pope Francis asks forgiveness of Christian group over historical persecution
Jun 23, 2015
Pope Francis met on Monday with members of the Waldensian movement, an ecclesial community which suffered persecution from Catholic authorities from the 12th to 17th centuries.
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Pope in Turin: Allow God to make us new
Jun 23, 2015
Pope Francis has challenged Christians to seek safety in God’s transformative power, and not in the world.
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Pope in Turin: May Our Lady, the Eucharist and the pope, Don Bosco’s "three white loves," sustain the Salesian Family
Jun 22, 2015
Don Bosco was a “youth-oriented priest" with unwavering faith in God and loyal service to the Church.



Sunday Reflection
Jesus calls us to be courageous and embrace risks
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Andrew Kooi
