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Missionary activity is service to hurting world, pope says in message

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a world that often seems dark and full of suffering and violence, Christians can offer hope by sharing the Gospel of Jesus […]

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Pope denounces 'poison' of consumerism in 'society based on profit'

By Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis denounced consumerism as a poison that threatens true happiness, which comes from membership in the church. The pope made his […]

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Motherly tenderness: Pope says church must embody, mirror God's mercy

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mercy is a word Pope Francis uses often, and an attitude he believes the Catholic Church must embody and all Catholics must mirror. […]

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Lindy Boggs, former congresswoman and U.S. ambassador to Vatican, dies

By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Lindy Boggs, whose career in public service spanned 60 years, including four years in Rome during […]

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Pope, with fellow Jesuits, prays for 'grace of shame,' humility

By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — Celebrating the feast of St. Ignatius with more than 200 of his Jesuit confreres, Pope Francis prayed that he and all of them would […]

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Charitable Witness: St. Francis of Assisi – Sr. Marie Morgan, OSF

Theology on Tap – South Bend 2013 Summer Series – Truth in Charity Sr. Marie Morgan, OSF is a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in […]

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Father Thomas Doriot dies

FORT WAYNE — Father Thomas E. Doriot, a priest of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, died July 27 in Sacramento, Calif. He was 89. Born in Fort Wayne on […]

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At least 38 pilgrims killed in crash after visiting Padre Pio shrine

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At least 38 pilgrims were killed on their way home from the Padre Pio shrine when their bus plunged off an elevated highway. […]

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Pope discusses women in the church, divorce, his own spirituality

By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM BRAZIL (CNS) — From his personal prayer life and spirituality to the role of women in the church and the pastoral care […]

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Pope answers questions about Curia reforms, gay lobby

By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM BRAZIL (CNS) — Pope Francis said he was responding to the clear wishes of the College of Cardinals when he set up […]

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Krakow, Poland, to host World Youth 2016

By Francis X. Rocca RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) — Krakow, Poland, will be the site of the next World Youth Day, in 2016. Pope Francis made the announcement shortly after […]

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Pope commissions young people to be missionaries without borders

By Cindy Wooden RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) — Pope Francis commissioned some 3 million young people to join forces and form what could be called Missionaries Without Borders. “Where does […]