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Pope Francis joins 3 million pilgrims at WYD vigil [Full text]

July 28, 2013 Catherine Harmon 0

On the eve of World Youth Day 2013’s final Mass, Pope Francis joined three million young people at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach for a prayer vigil Saturday. Below is the full text of Pope […]

pope francis blesses a boy in the varginha slum in rio de janeiro july 25.
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More striking pictures from World Youth Day

July 28, 2013 Catherine Harmon 0

Below are some more great images from this week’s World Youth Day events (some shots from earlier in the week can be seen here). All images are from Catholic News Service.  

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Francis to Brazilian bishops: “Are we still a Church capable of leading people back to Jerusalem?”

July 27, 2013 Catherine Harmon 0

Delivering the longest and most detailed address of his pontificate to date—which clocks in at more than 4,000 words—Pope Francis today addressed the bishops of Brazil at the residence of the archbishop of Rio de […]

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Desmond Tutu: “I’d rather go to hell than worship a homophobic God.”

July 27, 2013 Carl E. Olson 0

King Henry VIII left the Catholic Church in order to divorce and fornicate. Desmond Tutu is apparently willing to abandon theism altogether in order to support and promote homosexuality. From The Daily Mail: Although gay […]

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Full text: Francis celebrates Mass with bishops, priests, and religious

July 27, 2013 Catherine Harmon 0

Today at Rio de Janeiro’s Cathedral of St. Sebastian, Pope Francis celebrated Mass with bishops, priests, seminarians, and religious assembled in the city for World Youth Day. Below is the full text of the Holy […]

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Pope Francis prays Stations of the Cross at WYD [Full text]

July 26, 2013 Catherine Harmon 1

On Friday evening Pope Francis joined a large crowd of World Youth Day pilgrims in praying the Stations of the Cross along a one-mile stretch of Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach. Below is the text […]

Pope Francis greets Argentine World Youth Day pilgrims at the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian in Rio de Janeiro July 25. (CNS photo/Luca Zennaro
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Pope: “How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith!”

July 26, 2013 CWR Staff 0

Pope Francis, speaking at the recitation of the Angelus prayer to those gathered outside the Archdiocesan house in Rio de Janeiro, reflected on the feast of Jesus’ grandparents, Sts. Joachim and Anne, father and mother […]

Pope Francis applauds as men re-enact the story of Our Lady of Aparecida during the World Youth Day welcoming ceremony on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro July 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Pope Francis: Prayer service at Copacabana with WYD pilgrims [Full texts]

July 26, 2013 CWR Staff 0

From the Vatican Radio site: Pope Francis greeted young pilgrims taking part in World Youth Day celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday. The sprawling sands of Rio’s famous Copacabana beach was the scene […]

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From Calvinist Prosecutor to Catholic Apologist

July 26, 2013 David Paul Deavel 0

Sunday, June 21, marked the 90th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial decision. The questions surrounding evolution—meaning, in particular, the origins of humans—still raise large and important questions for how we understand human nature and […]

What is Social Justice? From John Paul II to Benedict XVI
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What is Social Justice? From John Paul II to Benedict XVI

July 25, 2013 J. J. Ziegler 2

When the Italian Jesuit Father Luigi Taparelli D’Azeglio (1793-1862) coined the term “social justice” in the middle of the 19th century, he probably could not have foreseen its mention in an 1894 curial document and […]

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From ZENIT: This Monday through Thursday, the Gregorian University will host the international symposium “Towards Healing and Renewal,” on the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. One of the greatest hopes is that the symposium […]

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