Pope Francis prays with parents of US student killed in Rome
Pope Francis met the parents of an American teenager who died in suspicious circumstances just after he arrived in Rome to start a foreign study program.
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Women's Ordination Worldwide meets, marches in Rome
The coalition of international groups supporting women's ordination marked the 20th anniversary of the movement's founding with a three-day conference in Rome.
Suspects arrested in alleged plot against Vatican, Israeli embassy
Italian authorities made the arrests Thursday of six suspects who allegedly received orders from the Islamic State terrorist group.
Syrian refugees sheltered by Pope Francis describe 'miracle' journey
Three Syrian families flown to Rome by Pope Francis are calling their trip to safety in the shadow of the Vatican a "miracle" journey.
Bernie Sanders embraces Catholic social teaching at Vatican, echoing Francis' cry against indifference
Sanders lauded Francis' repeated call to overcome a "globalization of indifference" -- labeling it "the most powerful name to the predicament of modern society."
Landmark Vatican conference rejects just war theory, asks for encyclical on nonviolence
"There is no 'just war,'" the some 80 participants of the conference state in an appeal they released April 14.
Bernie Sanders set to attend Vatican conference on John Paul II encyclical
Updated: The presidential candidate is set to speak Friday afternoon in a presentation titled "The Urgency of a Moral Economy: Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of Centesimus Annus."
Vatican to host first-ever conference to reevaluate just war theory, justifications for violence
The conference will bring some 80 experts to Rome with the aim of developing a new moral framework that rejects ethical justifications for war.
Cardinal Schonborn criticizes clergy's 'hardening of the heart' against mercy
Rome: "How do you say the truth without wounding mercy? How do you be merciful without omitting the truth?"
The Irish Franciscan who gave St. Patrick his feast day
St. Patrick's Day is now a big celebration on multiple continents, but how did it get going? Patrick, who died in 461 A.D., didn't launch the festivities himself.
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In This Issue
September 9-22, 2016
- Editorial: Make action on poverty a national priority
- Music provides a deeper sense of promise
- SNAP concerned with survivor confidentiality after judge's sanctions
- Special Section (subscribers only): Health & Well-Being