Shortly after a judge opened the doors to same-sex marriage in Florida, Miami’s Archbishop Thomas Wenski issued a letter to the more than 8,000 diocesan employees warning them not to publicly support the unions or risk losing their jobs.
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Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George is asking for prayers after dropping out of an experimental drug program that was supposed to help his body to recognize and attack the cancer that has been plaguing him for several years.
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A Catholic priest in the predominantly Christian district of Ankawa in Iraq is doing everything he can to comfort and encourage the traumatized children who have been evicted from their homes by ISIS militants.
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Pope Francis announced the names of 15 prelates who will become Cardinals next month, with most of them coming from the developing world where the Catholic Church is thriving.
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The Vatican has released its final report on the Visitation of U.S. Religious orders that took place between 2009 and 2012, striking a mostly positive tone but warning orders to insure that their spiritual practices are in harmony with Church teaching.
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The Diocese of Brooklyn is once again reaching out to young Catholics in Brooklyn and Queens by using a hip new ad campaign to attract them back to church for Christmas.
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During an interview with the Argentine daily
La Nacion published on Sunday, Pope Francis spoke on a variety of topics, including the new appointment of Cardinal Raymond Burke which some considered to be a demotion.
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Even though Holy Cross Catholic Church in San Jose, California was heavily damaged by a four-alarm fire last Sunday, a beautiful 10 ft. tall ornate Italian crucifix miraculously escaped unharmed.
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The Congregation for the Causes of Saints has approved the cause of beatification of a pious young surfer from Brazi named Guido Schaffer.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A new book, claiming to be based on a "lost" gospel that allegedly reveals Jesus' marriage to Mary Magdalene, is being dismissed even by the usually gullible mainstream media as a complete phony.
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Shortly after a judge opened the doors to same-sex marriage in Florida, Miami’s Archbishop Thomas Wenski issued a letter to the more than 8,000 diocesan employees warning them not to publicly support the unions or risk losing their jobs.
