Vatican revises norms for examining alleged miracles

Pope Francis has approved revised norms for the Congregation for Saints’ Causes regarding medical consultations on healings alleged to be miracles.
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Archdiocese of Baltimore welcomes new principals, presidents

Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic schools welcomed 10 new presidents and principals for the 2016-17 academic year.
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Post-truth politics, prejudice and the path ahead

Last week’s Economist included a commentary on “post-truth politics.” Art of the lie asks, “Politicians have always lied. Does it matter if they leave the truth behind entirely?”I’ll let them explain what they mean by post-truth politics:“That politicians sometimes peddle lies is not news. … Dictators and democrats seeking to
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Follow Pope Francis’ example of ‘Mercy Fridays’

What if we kept a mercy journal as we try to delve into practices of mercy? Just a simple little notebook in which we chronicle each effort, and its outcome might focus our attention on mercy.
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CRS, other NGOs pledge total of $1.2 billion to help world’s refugees

65 million people are displaced worldwide, the highest number since World War II, according to the U.N. High Commissioner of Refugees.
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Mercy physician survives car crash with help from a man she calls ‘an angel’

“I didn’t burn to death,” Boling said. “I’m alive and that’s a miraculous thing.”
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Movie Review: Snowden

Holed up in a Hong Kong hotel on the eve of his epochal leak, Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) recalls the events of his life.
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Scholars reaffirm Catholic teaching against artificial birth control

A statement also said that to live out “God’s design for married love,” husbands and wives need “moral family planning methods.
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Sulpician Father Dukehart educated priests and served veterans

Sulpician Father Claude H. Dukehart was believed to be the oldest priest living in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Christians aren’t greater than God, must forgive as he does, pope says

God wants people to be merciful, which means forgiving others and giving freely with love, Pope Francis said.
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Take a mini-retreat at The Abbey: Best-seller by Father James Martin, SJ offers hope and spiritual insight

Grab a chair and your copy of The Abbey for your own personal mini-retreatPopular speaker, bestselling author, and editor at large of America magazine, Father James Martin, SJ, has long delighted us with his commentaries on life and faith through his books, videos, and social media posts.Last Christmas, I put
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A report from ‘Baby Bishop School’

I think it's fair to say that, for all of us, the highlight of the week was our audience with Pope Francis.
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