Pope says not laicizing priest guilty of abuse was a mistake; it will never happen again
- September 21, 2017
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Cardinal calls Salvadorans to reflect on true meaning of martyrdom
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- August 11, 2017
Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez of San Salvador says the real martyrs of El Salvador are Blessed Oscar Romero, “the assassinated priests and the four U.S. women — three religious and a laywoman — whose lives were taken in December 1980,” referring to Maryknoll Sisters Ita Ford and Maura Clarke, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel and Jean Donovan, a laywoman.
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Path to peace: Pope’s visit aims to help Colombians take next steps
- Catholic News Service, Pope in Colombia, Vatican
- August 10, 2017
The people of Colombia are right to celebrate the 2016 peace accord that came after the suffering of 52 years of civil war. Francis obviously will praise that accomplishment, but he also will urge them to “take the first step” toward reconciliation, the theme of his September 6-10 visit to the country.
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Catholic charities want people to hear migrants’ stories
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- July 31, 2017
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines, writing in a letter to Caritas, said, “One of the most important questions we can ask ourselves as individuals, communities and countries at this time of mass movements of people and global doubt is ‘Do I allow fear to prevail in my heart, or do I allow hope to reign?'”
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Vatican calls on China to let bishop exercise his ministry
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- June 27, 2017
Tensions in Vatican-China relations have increased after a bishop was placed in government custody prohibiting him from assuming leadership of his diocese. Vatican spokesmen have said that such episodes do not foster the kind of understanding that the Church wants to reach with the Chinese government.
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Scorsese says a boyhood of church and movies continues to inspire him
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- June 23, 2017
Film director Martin Scorsese was awarded a lifetime achievement award during the Catholic Media Convention in Quebec City. The filmmaker took the opportunity to talk about his relationship with the Church growing up and stating that his 2016 movie ‘Silence’ was a “believer’s movie.”
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Eucharist is reminder of God’s love, call to unity, pope says
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- June 19, 2017
The Eucharist “is the sacrament of memory, reminding us, in a real and tangible way, of the story of God’s love for us,” Pope Francis said June 18, celebrating the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. “Remembering all that the Lord has done for us is the foundation of our own personal history of salvation.”
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- September 21, 2017
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Meet the man who helped build the pope's brand on Twitter
- Inés San Martín
- September 21, 2017
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