Feast of Corpus Christi celebrations in Italy, Brazil, Haiti, Poland and Germany captured in photos.
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Pope to YouTubers: Stop Bullying
Help wipe out bullying and aggression by being better listeners and offering concrete gestures of tolerance and patience, Pope Francis told a group of top YouTubers from around the world.
Brazil Adjusts Liturgy Because of Swine Flu
Due to the swine flu out break in several parts of Brazil, parishes all over the country have adopted changes in liturgical practices, including suspending handheld prayers and the traditional sign of peace.
Pope Will Visit Ireland in 2018
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin confirmed that Pope Francis, or his successor, will visit Ireland in 2018 for the World Meeting of Families.
Pope Meets Top Sunni Leader
After five years of tension and top-level silence, Pope Francis and the grand imam of one of the most important Sunni Muslim universities in the world embraced at the Vatican May 23.
Pope Benedict Denies Latest Rumors about Fatima ‘Secret’
Sixteen years after the Vatican released the text of the so-called Third Secret of Fatima, rumors cyclically arise claiming that the Vatican still is keeping part of Mary’s message to three children in Fatima, Portugal, secret.
Priests Will Not Officiate at Civil Weddings in Norway
A Norwegian bishop said the country’s clergy will no longer officiate at civil weddings, after the predominant Lutheran Church’s governing synod voted to conduct gay marriages in Norway.
What Pope Said About Women Deacons
Pope Francis “did not say he intends to introduce a diaconal ordination for women,” and he certainly did not speak about the ordination of women priests, the Vatican spokesman said.
Nuns Asked to Avoid ‘First-World Lifestyle’
The leaders of the world’s communities of Catholic women religious were warned against accepting an “entitlement creep” that numbs them from confronting poverty and environmental destruction.
Displaced Iraqi Nuns Respond to Refugees
When the Islamic State group rolled across Iraq’s Ninevah Plain in 2014, tens of thousands of Christians fled for their lives to Kurdish-controlled areas of the country. They still wait in limbo in crowded camps, facing an undefined future. The only certainty they enjoy is knowing that whatever happens to them, a group of Dominican nuns will be at their side.