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Divorce and the need to help married couples
Years ago, if you told Catholic author and blogger Leila Miller you were getting a divorce, she may have told you how sorry she was, and that would be that. But today she’d do everything in her power to help save your marriage. That’s…
An exorcist gives tools for spiritual warfare
Fr. Paolo Carlin is a diocesan exorcist and a member of the International Association of Exorcists. Using his firsthand knowledge and experience as an exorcist, Fr. Carlin authored An Exorcist Explains How to Heal the Possessed: And Help…
Holy Father’s prayer intention for February
UNIVERSAL: Human Trafficking: For a generous welcome of the victims of human trafficking, of enforced prostitution, and of violence.
A terrifying accident, then spiritual transformation
Before Michelle Davis said goodbye to her 17-year-old son, Nathan, she tried to convince him to stay home. She’d didn’t like his bull riding, but until this moment, she had never asked Nathan not to ride. The mother of five had been…
Francis urges young people to spread hope, act now
Pope Francis praised the work of volunteers in his closing Mass at World Youth Day in Panama on Jan. 27, using them as a symbol of how more young Catholics should venture out into the world and spread hope. "You have had a more lively and…
Pro-life prayers
Jan. 22 is the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. To help you with prayer on this day, here are five pro-life prayers you can pray and meditate on with your family. Prayer for Those Who have Lost a Child to Abortion…
The world’s young Catholics converge on Panama
The World Youth Day celebration opens in Panama on Tuesday, one day before Pope Francis is scheduled to arrive there and just months after the bishops' synod special assembly on young people. Wealthier and more politically stable than its…
Bishops’ meeting in Rome aims to ‘end sex abuse cover-ups’
Ensuring there are no more cover-ups of child sex abuse is one of the chief goals of the Feb. 21–24 meeting of bishops in Rome, said Andrea Tornielli, editorial director for the Vatican Dicastery for Communication. Pope Francis ordered the…
Vatican has had its head in the stars for centuries
The Vatican has been closely following the progress of astronomy, such as the NASA probe hovering over the celestial body farthest away from Earth, Ultima Thule, on New Year’s Day. On the eve of the Epiphany, La Croix looks at the Vatican…
Holy Father’s prayer intention for January
EVANGELIZATION: Young People and the Example of Mary: That young people, especially in Latin America, follow the example of Mary and respond to the call of the Lord to communicate the joy of the Gospel to the world.
