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Pope Francis warns against considering one's existence as a burden to others

Vatican gives resounding no to gender ideology, sex change and surrogacy

How one woman's unplanned pregnancy led to helping 40+ others choose life

A woman born of surrogacy is now fighting against it

Wife of Jordan Peterson tells how her struggle with cancer brought her to the Catholic faith

Italian government offers to pay for Indi Gregory's funeral, Pope sends condolences

Markowa: the hometown of the Ulma family

Catholic family band shares joy of the Gospel through music

Family breakups can be avoided by eliminating resentment and reproach

Man who overcame pornography addiction is now helping others do the same

Vatican and Gregorian University to hold forum on Discernment in the Family

Book presents marriage as a gateway to happiness

Widow with 15 kids: “Joy multiplies in large families”

Children provide a source of joy to health workers during pandemic

Pope Francis’ 4 ideas for families during the Amoris Laetitia Year

Innovative, science-based parenting apps to increase long-term well-being

After giving birth to her son, Raquel is helping mothers around the world

Inspiring book to help men be better father figures

Father and son with disabilities do Camino de Santiago and share story on social media

Free virtual Catholic Marriage Summit insists: Your Marriage is Worth it

6,500-mile Eucharistic pilgrimage marks historic moment for Church in the U.S.

Pope Francis calls on Church to “rebuild lives shattered by abuse and heal pain”

97 people evacuated from detention camps in Libya arrive in Rome

This center helped more than 1,000 pregnant girls who were victims of sexual abuse

Inmates call her “mother”: meet the nun who cares for female prisoners in Chile

Founder of ecclesiastical movement had strong interreligious ties

Six Argentine nuns have moved into Pope Benedict XVI's former residence

CARF Foundation: More than 30 years investing in the formation of priests

Franciscan friars offer little Holy Land in United States capital

Pope Francis: “The world is still torn apart by conflict and needs craftsmen of peace”

Home in Puerto Rico has been “offering protection for children” in need for 30 years

Pope Francis reflects on example of a Spanish mystic to whom kings asked for advice

Possible miracle could lead to the canonization of former Opus Dei leader

Three priorities to be discussed during the month-long Synod in Rome

"There is no need for accusatory Christians"

Pope Francis to workplace safety advocates: “We cannot accept the waste of human life”

Fifteen years since death of Fr. Luigi Giussani, founder of Communion and Liberation

Salesians begin General Chapter alongside youth to examine congregation's mission

New life possible thanks to Caritas and UNHCR's innovative project

Indonesian Christians travel to see Pope Francis

Apple tree in Vatican Gardens memorializes first family to be beatified together

Sri Lanka Easter bombing victims could be on their way to beatification

Vatican at the UN: “Religious freedom is violated in almost one third of countries”

Christians killed attending Mass in Burkina Faso

Vatican Confidential: Where are the unsung heroes of persecution?

Nearly 4,000 civilians kidnapped in Nigeria in less than 1 year

Florida could have its very own martyrs, including indigenous people and missionaries

Christians caught in decades-long conflict in Azerbaijan

Pope Francis condems religious attack in Turkey

Database tracks religious persecution: “There's a growing trend of it in the West”

What is the ongoing situation in Nigeria?

Pope Francis remembers those who are persecuted for their faith

Students in UK #BreaktheSilence on persecuted Christians around the world

Modern-day martyrs: Pope uses example of imprisoned Pakistani Catholic Asia Bibi

Nuns and monks kidnapped as dangers for Christians in Nigeria continue

Markowa: the hometown of the Ulma family

Pontifical University launches new degree to improve Jewish-Christian relations

Pope Francis remembers 21 martyrs killed by ISIS in Libya

Children continue to suffer consequences of violence in Syria

“Pope's trip to Iraq is a response to those who thought this land was no longer worthwhile”

Beatification process advances for founder of Communion and Liberation Fraternity

Pope Francis warns against neglecting interior life & adapting to worldly lifestyle

A Spanish cardinal serving in Panama disappears

How the World Day of Consecrated Life will be celebrated at the Vatican

Nuns kidnapped in Haiti released after almost one week

The Face of the Faceless: the film about Sr. Rani Maria, an Indian martyr killed in 1995

Pope Francis reflects on example of a Spanish mystic to whom kings asked for advice

Three priorities to be discussed during the month-long Synod in Rome

Missionaries: Building bridges where no one else wants to help

American priest named by pope to bring mercy, forgiveness to the world

Jesuit's Superior General: Adolfo Nicolás is an example of a person who spends for others

Adolfo Nicolás, former superior general of Jesuits, dies in Japan

What is my vocation? Jesuits launch video series to help find answers

Dominicans to remember 800 years since founder's death in 2021

Msgr. José Rodríguez Carballo: The Heralds will come out of this situation stronger

“Investing in quantity over quality of vocations would be fatal to contemplative life”

Pope to Jesuits: we need to change the way we stand before world

Jesuits study how to respond to social problems of 21 century

Friars take to the streets in documentary, showing the reality of mission work with poor

A miracle and a priest changed her life: In 2010 decided to become a consecrated woman

France breaks record for number of baptisms: 12,000 during Easter Vigil

Pope Francis consecrates chrism oil to be used for adult baptisms at Easter Vigil Mass

Holy Thursday: Pope Francis delivers homily to 1,500+ priests

What would it be like to have Pope Francis as a spiritual director?

6,500-mile Eucharistic pilgrimage marks historic moment for Church in the U.S.

What is it like to have Pope Francis come to your parish?

Pope Francis will hear confessions in a parish in Rome this Friday

Pope Francis says today “the ugliest danger is gender ideology”

Pope Francis warns priests against being worldly as it is “root of all forms of abuse”

Vatican doctrine office warns priests who use excessive creativity with sacraments

Next on the Pope's watch-list: a documentary about the reality of the priesthood

The baby who escaped from his parents at baptism to gaze at the Sistine Chapel

Eight children make their First Communion in Gaza's only Catholic parish

Pope Francis baptizes 16 children in the Sistine Chapel

Former organizer of papal trips is ordained an Archbishop at St. Peter's Basilica

"I didn't do just one retreat, I went through eight retreats before deciding.”

Pope in penitential ceremony: Let us look with love upon the sinner before his or her sin

Spiritual guidance: What does it entail?

4 Best tips for engaged couples before their wedding day

Roman Basilica holds exhibit on one thousand years of Roman Rite in Slavonic language

Beatification process advances for founder of Communion and Liberation Fraternity

Pope celebrates anniversary of St. Francis receiving Jesus' wounds with friars

16 martyrs killed by Nazi and Soviet regimes are on the road to sainthood

Apple tree in Vatican Gardens memorializes first family to be beatified together

New film answers question: who was the first United States citizen to be canonized?

Sri Lanka Easter bombing victims could be on their way to beatification

520th anniversary of the funeral of late Spanish Queen celebrated in Rome

What is the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter?

Read the letter that St. Teresa of Avila wrote to the King of Spain in 1576

Florida could have its very own martyrs, including indigenous people and missionaries

Argentine President and Pope Francis meet for first time as heads of state

Investigation requested by Bergoglio reveals Argentine martyrs killed in the 1970s

Pope Francis to canonize Argentina's first female saint on Sunday

Pope Francis: “If a person is not outraged in the face of injustice, he is not human”

One artist found the true meaning of painting in a letter from Pope John Paul II

Pope Francis declares Ernesto Cofiño, father of pediatrics in Guatemala, venerable

Pope Paul VI's confessor & promoter of World Youth Day will be beatified

Spain to add 20 martyrs to list of blesseds on November 18

The Ulma family: murdered by the Nazis for hiding Jews in Poland

From religious sister to Nobel Prize winner: the life of Mother Teresa

Musical of Marian apparitions in Lourdes travels to the Eternal City

Little pieces of Mexican culture line road leading up to the Vatican

Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Vatican unites people from all over the world

Why does Pope Francis want to be buried in St. Mary Major and not in the Vatican?

Pope Francis reveals he will not be buried at the Vatican but at Basilica of St. Mary Major

Traditional song played for Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Vatican

"The message of Guadalupe cannot be used for ideologies or to make money"

Pope Francis celebrates Feast of Immaculate Conception after almost two weeks of illness

Pope Francis presents golden roses to image of Salus Populi Romani

Pope Francis reflects on example of a Spanish mystic to whom kings asked for advice

Pope pays homage to the Immaculate Conception at dawn to avoid crowds

Image of Our Lady that protected Romans during 15th-century plague

Pope Francis will not go to Piazza di Spagna on Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Pope Francis to celebrate Mass for Latin America on Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

“Creativity and prudence” to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe

Pope Francis blesses pilgrim statue of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

Medjugorje testimonies of people whose lives were changed there

Historic pilgrimage to “the other” Lady of Guadalupe becomes virtual

Pope in Rosary at Lourdes Grotto in Vatican: We entrust ourselves to Mary, Health of Sick

Why Pope Francis will pray the rosary at Lourdes Grotto replica on Saturday

Vatican gives resounding no to gender ideology, sex change and surrogacy

Pope says everyone should work for “concrete recognition of the equal dignity of women”

More women named into leadership for this Vatican organization

Pope Francis: “The female contribution is more indispensable than ever”

This center helped more than 1,000 pregnant girls who were victims of sexual abuse

520th anniversary of the funeral of late Spanish Queen celebrated in Rome

Inmates call her “mother”: meet the nun who cares for female prisoners in Chile

Founder of organization dedicated to helping people overcome addictions resigns

Pope on women in the Church: “You cannot reduce everything to ministerality”

Anglican female bishop present at the Council of Cardinals

Pope Francis and Spanish vice-president discuss possible trip to the Canary Islands

A Vatican nun has been named one of the women of the year by Forbes Magazine

Wife of Jordan Peterson tells how her struggle with cancer brought her to the Catholic faith

Pope Francis says “masculinizing” the Church is a “great sin”

The Face of the Faceless: the film about Sr. Rani Maria, an Indian martyr killed in 1995

Vatican Confidential: What exactly did the Synod say about women?

Pope Francis to women who have left the mafia: “I bless this choice of yours”

KEYS: The women of the Synod

Three priorities to be discussed during the month-long Synod in Rome

Swedish feminist and religious sisters join forces to end prostitution