The day after Stephanie Blessing learned she had been conceived with the assistance of a sperm donor and that the man she knew and loved as her father for 32 years was not her father, […]
By the measures of attendance and enthusiasm, World Youth Day in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, was a smashing success, as organizers report well over three million energetic youth on Copacabana Beach for the Saturday vigil […]
“You do advance your cunning more and more. When truth kills truth, O devilish-holy fray!” — Helena, “Midsummer Night’s Dream” Lost in all of the hoopla surrounding Pope Francis’s 80-minute-long interview with reporters, given while […]
Washington D.C. – Women will be voicing their dissent against the HHS Contraception and Abortion Mandate at the White House on Thursday. Women Speak For Themselves (WSFT), a religious freedom group representing over 40,000 women, […]
Two valuable lessons came out of World Youth Day 2013. The first is that the Holy Spirit is intent on igniting with joy and resilience the post-conciliar Church of the twenty-first century. The second is […]
Flying back to Rome after the conclusion of World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Pope Francis surprised journalists travelling with him by holding an impromptu, no-holds-barred Q&A for some 80 minutes. Hopefully we will […]
Below is the full text of Pope Francis’ homily from the closing Mass at World Youth Day, delivered today before three million pilgrims at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach. Via Vatican Radio. *** Brother Bishops […]
From Catholic News Agency: “The next World Youth Day in the year 2016 will be in Krakow, in Poland!” the Pope said at the close of Sunday Mass in Rio July 28. The event is […]
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 […]
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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