A tapestry featuring an image of Pope John Paul II hangs from the facade of St. Peter's Basilica during his Mass of beatification at the Vatican in this May 1, 2011, file photo. Italian media reported progress in Blessed John Paul's cause April 23. A Vat ican-convoked commission of doctors conclude...
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BOSTON (CNS) -- Even though "the culture of death looms large" today, the light of Christ the Good Shepherd "can expel the darkness and illuminate for us a path that leads to life, to a civilization of solidarity and love," said Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley. "I hope that the events of this past...
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Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley speaks during the "Healing Our City" interfaith memorial service April 18 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. The April 15 bombing claimed the lives of at least three people and injured more than 170....
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A woman prays during a candlelight vigil April 18 at the Church of the Assumption in West, Texas, in remembrance of those who lost their lives or were injured in the massive explosion at the area's fertilizer plant. The explosion near Waco, Texas, killed 12 people and injured more than 160 others....
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BOSTON (CNS) -- In an April 18 interfaith prayer service, religious and political leaders emphasized the enduring strength of the people of Boston and urged them to find consolation and healing in their continued support of one another. Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley welcomed the congregation tha...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Surrounded by the devil's temptations and being susceptible to sin, people can always find help, support and forgiveness in Jesus Christ, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience. "My dearest brothers and sisters, we have this advocate; we're not afraid to go to him an...
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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Fifty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. took a group of white Alabama clergymen to task for suggesting he find ways, other than demonstrations and protests, to seek racial equality. The civil rights leader did not mince words telling the group that included Protestant p...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While some Catholics would like to undo the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, others basically are trying to build a monument to it rather than fully live its teachings, Pope Francis said. In his homily April 16 at an early morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the...
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  BOSTON (CNS) -- Within hours of two explosions taking place near the finish line of the Boston Marathon April 15, Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley sent a message of prayer and support for those injured and killed, their loved ones and those who experienced the trauma of the tragedy. "The Archdioces...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Amid rising concerns about corruption and mismanagement in the central administration of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis named an international panel of cardinals to advise him on the latest reform of the Vatican bureaucracy. The Vatican Secretariat of State announced April...
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