Meet Philly's papal planner
Donna Crilley Farrell is setting up one of the most elaborate welcome mats ever for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia in September.
View ArticlePope's U.S. visit a chance to mend fences with conservatives
Pope Francis has electrified Roman Catholics in the United States with the open, accepting tone h...
View ArticlePope Francis’ proposed US schedule
Details of the proposal for Pope Francis' US visit revealed.
View ArticleNeapolitan bishop claims 'half miracle' while pope is in town
Neapolitan bishop claims 'half miracle' while pope is in town
View ArticleChaput shares some details of papal visit plan with ABC's 'This Week'
Chaput shares some details of papal visit with ABC's 'This Week'
View ArticlePhilly company will produce papal proceedings on Parkway
Philly company will produce papal proceedings on Parkway
View ArticleFormer rebels, devout cheer as murdered archbishop beatified in El Salvador
Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was beatified on Saturday, the final step before sainthood, 35 years after he was gunned down at the altar by a right-wing death squad for denouncing the oppression...
View ArticlePope says ruling on Medjugorje 'apparitions' near
The Vatican is close to making a ruling on the alleged apparitions of the Madonna in the Bosnian town of Medjugorje, one of the most controversial cases in the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis said...
View ArticleTwo U.S. bishops resign after sex abuse allegations
Pope Francis accepted resignations Monday
View ArticleSurvey finds most U.S. Catholics pray but don't stress sacraments beyond baptism
The survey was conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate and commissioned by the Holy Cross Family Ministries in preparation for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia in September,...
View ArticleDon't treat divorced Catholics as outcasts, Pope tells priests
Pope Francis told priests on Wednesday to be more merciful to Catholics who have divorced and remarried outside the Church, saying they should not be treated as if they had been excommunicated.
View ArticleFired Waldron Mercy teacher invited to White House for papal visit
Margie Winters was let go from Catholic school in July; supporters say dismissal was due to her same-sex marriage
View ArticleWMOF2015: Sacrament of marriage has waned among Catholics
The statistics are grim for dating and marriage, in general and among Catholics, despite an emphasis on marriage and family.
View ArticlePope Francis canonizes controversial missionary, addresses immigration
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged the United States to help tackle climate change and touched on other divisive U.S. political issues such as immigration and economic inequality on his first visit to the...
View ArticleWynnewood welcomes Pope Francis to the Philly 'burbs
Pope Francis arrived at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Montgomery County, on Saturday afternoon with about 150 people there waiting for the pontiff’s arrival.
View ArticleTranscript of Pope Francis' improvised Festival of Families speech
Pope Francis concluded a day of festivities in Philadelphia Saturday night with an off-the-cuff speech that stressed the importance of the family, receiving laughs and cheers from the hundreds of...
View ArticleCenter City becomes a church pew ahead of pope's historic Mass
On Sunday, Center City slowly transformed from one of the country’s largest cities into, for all intents, the largest of outdoor churches as pilgrims gathered to witness Pope Francis’ papal Mass.
View ArticleLutherans, Catholics, should seek pardon for past persecutions, pope says
ROME - Pope Francis, in a visit to Rome's Lutheran church on Sunday, said both sides, Catholics and Lutherans, should seek forgiveness for past persecutions.
View ArticlePope Francis hopes to bridge Christian-Muslim divide in Africa
NAIROBI – Pope Francis on Wednesday called for ethnic and religious reconciliation at the start of his first tour of Africa, where he will address a fast-growing Catholic population and seek to heal...
View ArticleMother Teresa to be made Catholic saint in September - report
VATICAN CITY - Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the Nobel laureate who dedicated her life to helping the poorest of the poor, will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in September 2016, an Italian...
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