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Women are drivers of peace and development, Vatican rep tells UN

New York City (CNA/EWTN News) — The Holy See paid homage to all women and girls who have selflessly served others in education, healthcare, and forming the youth and upheld the four Missionaries of Charity murdered in Yemen as an example of women with unwavering dedication to peace. "My

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On pornography, US Catholic bishops might find an unlikely ally

(RNS) — Naming it "corrosive" and a "dark" sign of contemporary American culture, the U.S. Catholic bishops approved a document this week condemning the production and use of pornography as a mortal sin. Reaction from the bishops' critics didn't take long. Some said

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Pope Francis is a ray of hope for struggling Catholics (COMMENTARY)

Written by Susan Miller At times, I have been a struggling Catholic, a joyful Catholic, a conflicted Catholic.

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Pope to give 4 speeches in English in US, rest in Spanish

Written by Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will deliver only four out of his 18 speeches in the U.S. in English, using his native Spanish for the vast majority of his homilies, greetings and other speaking engagements in his three-city U.S. tour, the Vatican said Tuesday.

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POPE WATCH: Mass scalpers; Stephen Colbert’s ‘Catholic Night’

Cashing in on Francis The Papal visit to the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia has fallen prey to scalpers who scooped up a chunk of the free-but-scarce 10,000 tickets available to the public for several events. One seller — James Fortner of Glassboro, N.J., — told the Wilmington, Del.

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Pope speeds up, simplifies process for marriage annulments

Written by Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis radically reformed the Catholic Church's process for annulling marriages Tuesday, allowing for fast-track decisions and removing automatic appeals in a bid to speed up and simplify the procedure.

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The Pope heads to Washington: a rundown on the 2015 papal visit

For the first time in his life, Pope Francis is headed to the U.S. later this month for a three-city tour. His schedule includes stops in Washington, D.C., from Sept. 22-Sept. 24, New York City from Sept 24-26 and Philadelphia from Sept 26-28.

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Pope Francis to city dwellers: ‘Come down from the towers’

Written by Rosie Scammell VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis on Wednesday (Sept. 2) told his followers to clamber down from their lofty skyscrapers, reclaim public spaces and rejoin communities.