"The Art of Dying," written shortly after the the Black Plague swept through Europe, got a facelift recently.

'The Art of Dying' gets a facelift 600 years later

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LONDON, England – In the 14th century, approximately one third of the population of Europe - or anywhere from 75 million to 200 million people - was wiped out due to what became known as the Black Death.

Reformed, Catholic, Lutheran and Methodist leaders look on in St. Mary's City Church in Wittenberg, Germany, as the Rev. Chris Ferguson, World Communion of Reformed Churches general secretary, signs the declaration expressing Reformed churches' support for the Catholic-Lutheran Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification.

Reformed churches endorse Catholic-Lutheran accord on key Reformation dispute

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PARIS – Amid ceremonies this year marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, one of Protestantism’s leading branches has officially said it now agrees with the Vatican on the main issue at the root of its split from the Roman Catholic Church half a millennium ago.

Karen Ervin, Theresa Jordan and Laurie Malashanko pause in prayer before the altar at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit June 24. They were consecrated into the Catholic Church's order of virgins.

As consecrated virgins, three women promise lifelong fidelity to Christ

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DETROIT – Three brides in long, white dresses stood before the altar of the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. There was not a single groom in sight.

Fr. Brian Reedy, a US Navy Reserve chaplain who is pursuing a doctorate in philosophical theology, says to understand Pope Francis, it is important to understand his Jesuit formation.

To understand Pope Francis, you have to understand the Jesuits

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ROME, Italy – Discernment is one of the words Pope Francis repeats most, especially when speaking to priests and seminarians – a concept that may seem obscure without an understanding its importance to the Pope's Jesuit formation.

The patch of a member of Edmonton’s Cross Bearers motorcycle ministry.

Ministry by motorcycle: meet the Cross Bearers

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EDMONTON – Priests wear collars, friars wear habits, and the Cross Bearers, well, they wear black leather vests.

Brantly C. Millegan, founder and editor-in-chief of ChurchPop, told the audience at the Catholic Media Conference in Quebec City June 22 that social media has created an entirely new channel for communication.

How Catholic culture can thrive on the internet

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QUEBEC CITY – Social media can be difficult to navigate, but Catholics can reach out with a content-savvy approach that can truly engage people, young social media professionals told Catholic media leaders on Thursday.

Pope Francis speaks as he celebrates Mass with about 50 cardinals in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican June 27. The Mass marked the pope's 25th anniversary of his ordination as a bishop.

The old still have a lot to give young people, Pope Francis says

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VATICAN CITY – On Tuesday Pope Francis said that the older generation should not stop striving in their spiritual lives, but that God calls them to be spiritual ‘grandparents’ to young people, who can learn from their experiences.

A reliquary containing relics of St. Junipero Serra is seen as Pope Francis celebrates his canonization and Mass outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Sept. 23.

Pope uses common veneration of relics to foster relations with Orthodox

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VATICAN CITY – Common veneration of relics is one of the tools Pope Francis is using to foster ecumenical relations with the Eastern Orthodox Churches.

Students at a Jesuit Worldwide Learning Center pose in an undated photo. The centers offer a mixture of online and in-person educational opportunities in service of people who have been displaced because of political turmoil, violence and other crises throughout the world.

Jesuit program goes to 'the margins' to bring education to refugees

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WASHINGTON – Jesuit Worldwide Learning: Education at the Margins offers a mixture of online and in-person educational opportunities in service of people who have been displaced because of political turmoil, violence and other crises throughout the world.

An Iraqi man prepares a makeshift altar for the first Sunday Mass Oct. 30, 2016 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh after it was recaptured from Islamic State militants.

Pope Francis: Clergy in Middle East must be the 'last among the least'

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VATICAN CITY – Christians in war-torn areas of the Middle East must never be far from priests and bishops in their country so they can feel God's closeness in the midst of suffering, Pope Francis said.

Sister Marie Dominic, right, professes her first vows as a cloistered nun May 28 at Corpus Christi Monastery in Menlo Park, Calif. Sister Marie Dominic was an attorney and an evangelical Christian in Anchorage, Alaska, who joined the Catholic Church during her last months of law school.

Former attorney professes first vows as cloistered Dominican nun

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MENLO PARK, Calif. – Tara Clemens was an Anchorage, Alaska, attorney, and an evangelical Christian who joined the Catholic Church during her last months of law school.

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