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Talent on display at St. Ann fundraiser
In 2014, staff at the St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care were brainstorming ideas for a fundraiser. They already hosted [...]
Slovenian diplomat named to represent Vatican at U.N. agencies in Geneva
VATICAN CITY –– Pope Francis named Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, a Vatican diplomat who has served in the Russian Federation and [...]
El Paso Diocese gets ready for rendezvous with Pope Francis
EL PASO –– Two days before Pope Francis' main event in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the Diocese of El Paso was [...]
Mexican politicians eager to show themselves meeting Pope Francis
MEXICO CITY –– Shortly after arriving in Mexico City Feb. 12, President Enrique Pena Nieto introduced Pope Francis to most [...]
‘Tatic Francis’ affirms Mexico’s indigenous people in visit to Chiapas
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico –– Paying homage to the culture and ancient wisdom of Mexico's indigenous peoples, Pope [...]
Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court justice, dies
WASHINGTON –– Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court, died of apparent natural causes at [...]
Pope makes long-awaited visit to Our Lady of Guadalupe
MEXICO CITY –– Pope Francis fulfilled his much-desired wish to pray in silence before the miraculous image of Our Lady [...]
Mexican prison riot leaves 49 dead on day before pope arrives
MEXICO CITY –– A prison riot in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey has claimed 49 lives, offering another example [...]
Cookies, sombrero and a shoe shine: Even reporters give pope gifts
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO HAVANA –– Making his 12th trip abroad, Pope Francis was accustomed to collecting interview requests, [...]
Surge in Zika virus rekindles abortion debate in Brazil
SAO PAULO –– The president of the Brazilian bishops' conference criticized a proposal by the U.N. Human Rights Commission that [...]