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Responding to abuse crisis, Pope asks Church to pray, fast
Responding publicly for the first time since last week's Pennsylvania grand jury report about widespread clergy abuse, Pope Francis on Monday called on the Church to pray and fast. "This can awaken our conscience and arouse our solidarity…
Pope revises Catechism teaching on death penalty
The Vatican announced on Thursday that Pope Francis has revised the Catechism of the Catholic Church's teaching about capital punishment. Paragraph 2267 used to say: Assuming that the guilty party's identity and responsibility have been…
Holy Father’s prayer intention for August
UNIVERSAL: The Treasure of Families: That any far-reaching decisions of economists and politicians may protect the family as one of the treasures of humanity.
Humanae Vitae at 50: What can we learn from it?
Bl. Paul VI promulgated his landmark encyclical Humanae Vitae (The transmission of human life) 50 years ago on July 25, 1968. To understand the document, its impact, and how it remains applicable today, Catholic Digest spoke with …
Mother Teresa’s ‘miracle in progress’
A silver medalist at the 2016 Paralympics, road cyclist Ryan Boyle, 24, lives at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The day I called him for an interview, he was packing to fly to Belgium for the 2018 UCI…
Holy Father’s prayer intention for July
EVANGELIZATION: Priests and Their Pastoral Ministry: That priests, who experience fatigue and loneliness in their pastoral work, may find help and comfort in their intimacy with the Lord and in their friendship with their brother priests.
James Faulkner shares a few secrets and talks about his role as Paul
Actor James Faulkner says while filming Paul, Apostle of Christ “a spirit moved within me" and he “was moved by it.” Faulkner plays St. Paul in the March 2018 film that was released on Blu-ray/DVD June 19. Faulkner discussed with Catholic…
Bayard, Inc. magazines, books win 10 Catholic Press Association awards
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Bayard, Inc. won 10 awards last week at the Catholic Press Association’s annual Catholic Media Conference, including seven book awards. "Bayard, Inc. sees the work of its teams rewarded by these numerous awards. The…
Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for June
UNIVERSAL: Social Networks: That social networks may work toward that inclusiveness which respects others for their differences.
Abortion reversal protocol saved her baby boy
Every March, Rebekah Buell can’t stop thinking how she almost ended her unborn baby’s life on her eldest son’s birthday. “I think a lot about what might have happened. I can’t imagine waking up on March 14 pretending to be happy,” Buell…
