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Suggest Feb. 8 -- the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, a Sudanese slave who found freedom in Italy and became a nun in the 19th century -- as the best day.
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At the Intersection: The first author I read who addressed sexism in the Black Arts Movement jolted me out of my fantasy of black unity, black love, etc.
by Peter Daly
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Parish Diary: How could German Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst spend $42 million renovating his episcopal residence? Hasn't he read the Gospels?
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Archbishop John Nienstedt, his predecessors and other archdiocesan leaders have drawn criticism for their handling of allegations of clergy sexual abuse of minors in recent decades.
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The book, A Language of the Heart, is dedicated to the life of Anne Smedinghoff, who was killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan.
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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.
by Joshua J. McElwee
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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.
by Joshua J. McElwee
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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.
