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By Christine Stoddard
Sometimes, no amount of research can prepare you for an interview. Such was my recent experience in interviewing Saint Fleur Junior Charles, a 32-year-old man brimming with courage, strength, and- more recently, he says – faith. Junior, as he prefers to be called, is the administrative head of St. Joseph’s Clinic in Thomassique, Haiti, a […]
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By Mary Beth Bonacci
It has happened more than once. A friend comes to me, looking nervous, with something important to discuss. Sometimes he hems and haws. Sometimes he just blurts it out. He’s gay. He’s same-sex attracted. He’s “coming out.” The terminology varies, but the one constant is that he’s afraid of being rejected, afraid that as he […]
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By Dave Borowski
In Christian tradition, when St. Peter was fleeing persecution in Rome, he met the risen Christ on the Via Appia walking toward the city. Peter asked him “Quo vadis?” or “Where are you going?” Jesus responded, “I am going to Rome to be crucified again.” That dialogue with Jesus gave Peter the courage to return […]
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By Russell Shaw
Does the Supreme Court decision constitutionalizing same-sex marriage mean we’ve lost the culture war and need to raise the white flag? (As should be obvious, “we” here are traditional Catholics, evangelical Protestants, and others who hold similar views on social issues.) The Jesuit weekly America thinks that the answer is yes. An editorial in the […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis was the first pilgrim to sign up for World Youth Day to be held in Krakow, Poland, launching the opening of registration. Accompanied by two Polish teenagers who wore World Youth Day 2016 T-shirts, the pope had to make a couple of attempts pressing the screen of a tablet before […]
National
By Patricia L. Guilfoyle | Catholic News Service
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A broad digital media project to coincide with Pope Francis’ visit this fall to the United States aims to recruit and interact with young people, particularly those who do not think of themselves as religious. These “nones,” as researchers have called them, are especially found among the millennial generation, generally defined as […]
Local
By Richard Szczepanowski | Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – In anticipation of Pope Francis’ September visit to Washington, the Archdiocese of Washington and its Catholic Charities arm have launched an effort that challenges members of the local community to reach out to those in need. Called the “Walk With Francis Pledge,” the campaign invites people to serve others in their community and […]
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By Sean Gallagher | Catholic News Service
NEW ALBANY, Ind. – The Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage will likely have broad effects across the legal system, said Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty. “Marriage, as understood between one man and one woman, is embedded throughout the law,” he said, “so to […]
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By Mark Zimmermann | Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Cardinal William W. Baum, the archbishop of Washington from 1973 to 1980, died July 23 at the age of 88 after a long illness. He was a cardinal for 39 years – the longest such tenure in U.S. church history. Cardinal Baum witnessed history from the Second Vatican Council through the election of […]
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By Catholic News Service
LAFAYETTE, La. – Bishop Michael Jarrell of Lafayette offered prayers and sympathy to the victims of a multiplex cinema shooting July 23 in Lafayette in which two were killed and nine wounded. “On behalf of the Catholic faithful in the Diocese of Lafayette, we offer our deepest sympathies to the families of the victims of […]
