PHILADELPHIA—For Michael Martocchio, his family is definitely a source of light in the world. As he and his wife Kristen listened to the keynote speaker on that very topic, they kept an eye on their […]
Karen Willoughby of Myrtle Beach was operating on a few hours of sleep, a makeshift breakfast in her hotel room and the sheer adrenaline of finally making it to the World Meeting of Families. Then, […]
WASHINGTON—Despite repeated questions from journalists on what Pope Francis will say to President Barack Obama, a joint meeting of Congress and the United Nations on any range of potential subjects, Vatican spokesman Jesuit Father Federico […]
PHILADELPHIA—Known as the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia will be “the city of family love” and the “world capital of families” during the four-day World Meeting of Families, said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the […]
COLUMBIA—An event held at Our Lady of the Hills Church on Sept. 20 highlighted a bright future for the permanent diaconate in South Carolina. Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone celebrated Mass and officiated at a Rite […]
Several busloads of South Carolina residents — moms, dads, young adults, grandparents, clergy and diocesan personnel — hit the road Sept. 21 to take the long ride to Philadelphia. A group organized by the Diocese […]
VATICAN CITY—More than 360 participants, including 18 married couples from around the world, were expected to attend October’s Synod of Bishops on the family. In addition to the 166 synod members elected by their national […]
As a bus full of South Carolina Catholics rolls across the countryside toward Philadelphia to participate in the World Meeting of Families celebration and hopefully see Pope Francis, they entertain themselves as best they can. […]
HAVANA—Although it was not part of his formal program, Pope Francis took time after Sunday Mass to visit Cuba’s ailing former leader, Fidel Castro. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said that after the Mass […]
HAVANA (CNS) — As Cubans finally face the prospects of calmer relationships and greater ease of communication and commerce with the United States, Pope Francis told the Cuban people that love and service, not anyone’s […]
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