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Pope highlights sanctity of life in Year of Mercy visits

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis donned a green hospital gown over his white cassock and entered the neonatal unit of a Rome hospital, peering in the incubators, making the sign of the cross and encouraging worried parents. The trip to the babies' ward of Rome's San Giovanni Hospital and then to a hospice Sept. 16 were part of a series of Mercy ...

Catholic Family Day at Progressive Field includes pregame Mass on Sept. 25

The Cleveland Indians are holding a Catholic Family Day on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 at Progressive Field.

Assassinated French priest joins procession of martyrs, pope says

[caption id="attachment_20296" align="alignright" width="167"] Pope Francis celebrates a memorial Mass for Father Jacques Hamel in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican Sept. 14. Father Hamel, seen in the photo on the altar, was murdered while celebrating Mass in Rouen, France, July 26; the two killers claimed allegiance to the Isl...

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Pope Francis recently said that ?good communication helps us grow closer, to know one another better, and, ultimately, to grow in unity.?

Catholic television program seeking live audiences

"Living Right with Dr. Ray" is a one-hour program broadcast weekly on the EWTN Global Catholic Television network.

Focus on 'the total picture' when preparing to vote

In November 1952, Flannery O?Conner commented in a letter to Sally Fitzgerald, ?My mamma and I are on the way to the polls to cancel out each other?s vote.?

9/11 victims remembered at Mass, wreath blessing at St. John Cathedral

Faithful gather in prayer and song at memorial site On the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 national tragedy in which more than 3,000 people perished during terrorist attacks, a special wreath blessing service took place locally to remember those who died and those who still are affected by the events of 9/11. Following the 12:15 p.m. Mass a...