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Francis Chronicles: Pope Francis at an outdoor Mass at Rome's Verano cemetery urged Christians to reflect on the promise of eternal life in heaven.
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A Catholic nonprofit in the D.C. area is offering to collect responses from Catholics to a Vatican survey asking their opinions on church teachings on contraception, same-sex marriage and divorce.
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Catholics across Africa are seeking a revitalized church under Pope Francis that is "true to its call to the Gospel and not a power structure," said Archbishop Berhaneyesus Souraphiel.
by Thomas Gumbleton
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The Peace Pulpit (w/audio): The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector teaches us how to pray. Listen to Bishop Gumbleton's homily.
by John L. Allen Jr.
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All Things Catholic: Ecclesiastical infighting has emerged in the church, and Catholics must take care not to galvanize a new Catholic moment.
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NCR Today: Pope Francis says Mass ad orientem -- shock horror! Catholic sex abuse case before MN Supreme Court; Dominican Republic wants to extradite Polish priest.
by Dan Morris-Young
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Update: Confusion and consternation are running strong for parishioners at a Bend, Ore., church whose pastor was removed Oct. 1, and the parishioners want answers.
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The U.S. bishops' conference will follow a "usual process" in soliciting comments from lay Catholics on next year's Vatican synod on the family, a spokeswoman said late Thursday.
Simone Orendain
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In the Philippines, the Day of the Dead usually is celebrated Nov. 1, All Saints' Day, with food, flowers and candles at cemeteries.
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Moving four candidates closer to beatification, Pope Francis recognized the martyrdom of a bishop in communist-controlled Romania and the heroic virtues of three religious women.
