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Pope Francis greets journalists aboard his flight from Rome to Maputo, Mozambique, Sept. 4, 2019. "We need stories that reveal who we truly are, also in the untold heroism of everyday life," Pope Francis wrote in his message for World Communications Day 2020. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

World needs stories of truth, peace, inspiration, pope says

Posted by - February 2, 2020
VATICAN CITY — With fake news becoming ever more sophisticated, people need the wisdom, courage and patience to discern and embrace constructive stories, Pope Francis said. “We need stories that…
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Pope Francis gives a Bible to a man in a wheelchair at the end of Mass Jan. 26, 2020, in St. Peter's Basilica. The Mass marked the first Sunday of the Word of God, a new annual celebration encouraging Catholics to know and read the Bible. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

God’s word brings light to life’s dark corners, pope says at Mass

Posted by - February 2, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God’s saving word doesn’t seek pristine and safe places to reside but instead goes in search of the dark corners of people’s lives that it can…
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Pope Francis greets Msgr. Pio Vito Pinto, dean of the Roman Rota, at the Vatican Jan. 25, 2020, during an audience marking the beginning of the judicial year of the Roman Rota, a Vatican tribunal that deals mostly with marriage cases. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Church needs ‘evangelizing spouses’ to fulfill its mission, pope says

Posted by - February 2, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If many Catholics marry today without fully understanding the permanence of their bond and the grace of the sacrament, it partly is the fault of bishops…
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Sister Bethany Madonna, vocation director for Sisters of Life, gives her keynote address to attendees at the 21st annual Cardinal O'Connor Conference on Life Jan. 25, 2020, at Georgetown University in Washington. Sister Madonna was the first of two keynote speakers who shared insights about the conference's theme, "Anchored in Truth: Receiving & Proclaiming the Gospel of Life." (CNS photo/Sydney Clark)

Speakers: God calls people to build community, proclaim Gospel of life

Posted by - February 2, 2020
WASHINGTON (CNS) — According to Sister Bethany Madonna, vocations director for the Sisters of Life, one’s circumstances change, yet life is a gift. Sister Madonna addressed a crowd of over…
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An elderly woman waits for treatment at a health clinic in the village of Akawini along the Pomeroon River in the interior of Guyana in 2015. Beginning Jan. 29, the Vatican will host a three-day conference on how the Catholic Church can fulfill its mission to care for, welcome and include the elderly in its life, rather than abandoning them like many societies do today. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Vatican conference highlights importance of elderly in the church

Posted by - February 2, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican will host a conference on how the Catholic Church can fulfill its mission to care for, welcome and include the elderly in its life,…
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