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A young woman reacts as she and others watch a televised broadcast on March 19 of the inaugural Mass of the pontiff on a giant screen outside of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina. PHOTO: CNS/Marcos Brindicci, Reuters

In Argentina, some hope new pope brings Catholics back to churches

Rafaela Gonzalez spent the wee hours of March 19 watching the installation of the first Argentine.

08 Apr 2013

U.S. bishops on their "ad limina" visit last year celebrate Mass in Rome's cathedral, the Basilica of St. John Lateran. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring

St. John Lateran: Symbol of church’s coexistence with secular power

Since his first public remarks on the night of his election March 13, Pope Francis has impressed.

08 Apr 2013

When first introduced, the birth control pill was heralded as a development that would lead to fewer divorces and a steep decline in the number of unwanted pregnancies and abortions. Fifty years later cultural evidence shows those expectations to be unfulfilled. PHOTO: CNS/Nancy Wiechec

Allowing over-counter sale of contraceptives to all ages ‘simply wrong’

An April 5 decision by a New York federal judge to lift age limits on purchases of over-the-counter.

08 Apr 2013

Pope Francis is pictured on March 13 appearing for the first time on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican when he was elected the 266th Roman Catholic pontiff. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring

Pope’s election puts new focus on Jesuits’ role within the church

Members of the order hope that "the good example and holiness of Pope Francis will inspire young.

08 Apr 2013

Youths hold up a banner with a message of welcome for Pope Francis during Palm Sunday Mass in Rio de Janeiro's cathedral March 24. The new pope will travel to Rio in July to take part in the international World Youth Day gathering. PHOTO: CNS/Ricardo Moraes, Reuters

Safeguarding creation expected to be major theme at WYD in Rio

When hundreds of thousands of young Catholics gather with Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro in the.

06 Apr 2013

Comboni Father Giuseppe Scattolin is pictured with a book on Islam at his apartment in Cairo March 11. Father Scattolin has worked for decades deciphering and writing about Sufism, Islam's mystical dimension. PHOTO: CNS/James Martone

Christian faith is source of Comboni priest’s passion for Islam

"They are little known in the Arab and Muslim world and even less so in the Christian West..

05 Apr 2013

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