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Pope Francis presides over an ecumenical prayer service Jan. 25 with Orthodox Metropolitan Gennadios of Italy and Malta and Anglican Archbishop Bernard Ntahoturi, the archbishop of Canterbury's personal representative to the Holy See, at Rome's Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. The service marked the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

It's a 'grave sin' to despise God's gifts to fellow Christians, Pope Francis says

ROME – Just as divisions in society grow when wealth is not shared, divisions within Christianity grow when the richness of gifts God has given to one Christian church or community are not recognized and shared, Pope Francis said.
Blessed Marguerite Bays, a laywoman from Switzerland known for her spirituality in the face of great physical suffering and for bearing the stigmata of Christ. 

Pope Francis pushes sainthood causes for 17 women

VATICAN – Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of three women and recognized the martyrdom of 14 religious sisters who were killed during the Spanish Civil War.
The heart is the place where we can see and be seen, and so discover who we are. It’s where “freedom of choice” really lies, Marrocco writes.

Questioning Faith: Pay attention to the yearning of the heart

Stopping for lunch en route to a big city, my companion remarked:  “My grandmother grew up in this town. In those days, it was beautiful, a thriving and energetic community.”  

The Baptism of Christ, 1773 by Nicolás Enríquez de Vargas

God's Word on Sunday: Baptism is a commitment to continue God’s work

Baptism of the Lord, Jan. 13 (Year C) Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 104; Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Luke 3:15-16, 21-22

Pope Francis greets a child during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Jan. 9.

Prayer has the power to change lives, hearts, Pope Francis says

VATICAN – God is a father who never ignores his children when they call to him in times of suffering, loneliness and despair, Pope Francis said.
A nurse cares for a premature baby in an incubator in 2018 at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. In his message for the World Day of the Sick, celebrated Feb. 11, Pope Francis said life is "a gift from God" that is "best suited to challenging today's individualism and social fragmentation."

Fight the culture of waste by caring for the sick, marginalized, Pope says on World Day of the Sick

VATICAN – Generously caring for the sick and the marginalized is the best way to combat a culture of waste and indifference that seeks to control and manipulate life, Pope Francis said.
Christopher Robinson has a weekly one-hour slot for Eucharistic adoration at Holy Cross Church.

Protestant discovers the peace of Eucharistic adoration

WINNIPEG – In 2008, members of Holy Cross Parish in the Archdiocese of St. Boniface had an idea for something new: 24/7 perpetual Eucharistic adoration.

Adoration of the Magi by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 17th century

God's Word on Sunday: Epiphany lights the way toward salvation

Epiphany of the Lord, Jan. 6 (Year C) Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12

In this 2016 file photo, a woman in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela, rests on a couch in her home while she recovers from a sterilization surgery. The Catholic Church teaches that sterilization is morally unacceptable, but a hysterectomy could be morally acceptable if the uterus could not sustain a pregnancy, said the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Hysterectomy can be morally acceptable in limited situations, Vatican says

VATICAN – The Catholic Church teaches that sterilization is morally unacceptable, but a hysterectomy could be morally acceptable if the uterus could not sustain a pregnancy, said the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
The Holy Family by Jacques Stella

God's Word on Sunday: Being a child of God is a journey of faith

Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Dec. 30 (Year C) 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28; Psalm 84; 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24; Luke 2:41-52

Pope Francis delivers his Christmas blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 25.

Urbi et Orbi: Incarnation of Christ tells us that salvation comes through love, acceptance, Pope says

VATICAN – Delivering his formal Christmas message and blessing, Pope Francis prayed for a world where all people would recognize that they are brothers and sisters and would work for justice and for peace.
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