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Fr. Maurizio Gronchi, professor of Dogmatic Theology at the Pontifical Urbanian University in Rome, speaks at the presentation of a book by Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, on Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation, "Amoris Laetitia," at the Vatican Feb. 14. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Vatican canon law official explains provisions of ‘Amoris Laetitia’

Posted by - February 19, 2017
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The provisions of “Amoris Laetitia” allow people in irregular marriage situations access to the sacraments only if they recognize their…
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Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the three children who saw Our Lady of Fatima in 1917, is pictured in a 2000 photo. Bishop Virgilio Antunes of Coimbra, Portugal, formally closed the local phase of investigation into her life and holiness Feb. 13 in the Carmelite convent of St. Teresa in Coimbra, where she resided until her death in 2005 at the age of 97. (CNS photo/Paulo Carrico, EPA)

Diocesan phase of Fatima visionary’s sainthood cause completed

Posted by - February 19, 2017
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Diocese of Coimbra concluded its phase of the sainthood cause of Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of…
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Thomas Burnford, president of the National Catholic Educational Association, is pictured in a 2014 photo. The Trump administration's apparent endorsement of parental school choice could present a "huge opportunity" for Catholic school parents, Burnford told a group of Catholic high school teachers Feb. 3 in San Francisco. (CNS photo/courtesy NCEA)

NCEA leader says school choice support can help Catholic parents

Posted by - February 19, 2017
By Valerie Schmalz Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) — The Trump administration’s apparent endorsement of parental school choice could present a “huge opportunity” for Catholic school parents, the president…
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