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Month: March 2017

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God’s voice is heard through humility, Franciscan tells pope, Curia at retreat

March 7, 2017 Caroline

VATICAN CITY—Humility is needed in order to recognize the voice of God in others, especially those who are perceived to be weak or subject to prejudice, a Franciscan friar told Pope Francis and members of […]

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Religious and secular leaders react to updated refugee ban with concern, opposition

March 7, 2017 Caroline

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Within hours of President Donald Trump’s new executive order March 6 banning refugees from six majority-Muslim nations, Catholic and other religious groups joined secular leaders in questioning the wisdom of such a move, with […]

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Cardinal: Alleged Vatican resistance to child protection a ‘cliche’

March 6, 2017 Caroline

VATICAN CITY—The Vatican’s doctrinal chief dismissed accusations that some Vatican officials are resisting recommendations on best practices for protecting children and vulnerable adults from clergy sex abuse. “I think this cliche must be put to […]

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Bible, like cellphone, should be carried always, pope says

March 6, 2017 Caroline

VATICAN CITY—Christians should care about reading God’s messages in the Bible as much as they care about checking messages on their cellphones, Pope Francis said. As Christ did in the desert when tempted by Satan, […]

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Handling cremation

March 3, 2017 Father Jeffrey Kirby | The Catholic Miscellany

Q: I wish to be cremated. How is this handled? Since I won’t have a casket to be blessed, do you bring the urn with the ashes to Mass? (Summerville, SC) A: The Mass of […]

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Situation for Iraqi refugees in Jordan ‘critical and dangerous’

March 2, 2017 Caroline

AL-UM-KUNDUN, Jordan—Catholic leaders have expressed concern for tens of thousands of Iraqi Christian refugees sheltering in Jordan as access to international aid tightens with crises deepening in the Middle East and elsewhere. “The situation of […]

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Papal academies: Bigger threat to planet is greed, not population growth

March 2, 2017 Caroline

VATICAN CITY—Increasing threats against biodiversity, unsustainable use of the earth’s resources and accelerated extinction rates are driven more by overconsumption and unjust wealth distribution than by the number of people on the planet, a Vatican […]

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The parable of Lazarus reveals important lessons for Lent

March 2, 2017 Caroline

Watch the video about the Lenten message from Pope Francis and the path of sincere conversion that leads to true happiness and eternal life with the Father.

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Use 40 days of prayer, fasting, almsgiving to ‘jump-start’ faith

March 2, 2017 Caroline

WASHINGTON—Lent, the 40-day period before Easter, is often viewed as a time to give up something and go without meat on Fridays. But a glance at almost any Catholic parish bulletin during Lent will reveal […]

Columnists

What about suicide?

March 2, 2017 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

During my years in Michigan, the notorious Dr. Jack Kevorkian actively promoted assisted suicide. He periodically delivered bodies to a hospital in Pontiac, minutes away from the campus where I lived. The local press wavered […]

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