In pope's homeland, laypeople at forefront of child protection in the Church
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Bound by shared grief, staff assists families at natural burial ground
- Dec 1, 2019
Staff members at a natural cemetery in Georgia know what it means when heartfelt requests come from grieving families. Three of the staff members themselves have family buried among the trees and the grasslands.
Capuchin ‘bone church’ forces us to stare mortality in the face
- Nov 10, 2019
There’s no distracting ourselves or avoiding the indisputable. Our mortality is looking us right in the face. What are we going to do about it?
Heaven means saying no to a ‘cosmetic,’ ‘humdrum’ life, pope says
- Nov 3, 2018
Honoring cardinals and bishops who died in 2018, Pope Francis Saturday said attaining heaven means letting go of worldly affairs, looking to others and serving them instead of focusing on one’s own appearance.
Colombian coroner offers free burials to destitute Venezuelan migrants
- Sep 14, 2018
As hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans migrate across South America to escape hyperinflation and food shortages, some are dying in poverty far from home.
Another study puts Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria deaths in the thousands
- Sep 1, 2018
Puerto Rico has now revised the official death toll from Hurricane Maria.
Cardinal who was veteran diplomat, expert in heraldry dies at 92
- Nov 20, 2017
ROME — A seasoned and successful Vatican diplomat and expert in heraldry, Italian Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo died Nov. 19 in Rome at age 92. Pope Francis sent a telegram of condolence Nov. 20 to the cardinal’s sister, Adriana Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, expressing his “sincere admiration” for the cardinal, “who lived with fidelity
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