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"The Holy See is conscious that, from the examination of the facts and of the circumstances, it may emerge that choices were taken that would not be consonant with a contemporary approach to such issues."

Chaput delivered his 3-minute intervention during the fifteenth ordinary general session of the Synod of Bishops, taking place in Rome and treating the issues of young people, the faith, and vocational discernment.

What themes might be advanced, in synodal general debate and in the Synod's language-based discussion groups, to improve this year's IL, which is important because it will, in theory, form the basis for the Synod's Final Report?

Yes, stay angry at sin and corruption, but let your anger take the form of holy perseverance, not unholy bitterness.

Every child should learn a catalogue of reassuring poetic principles that are held by heart.

The Divine is in the detail.

The Vatican's prefect for the Congregation for Bishops released a letter Sunday morning refuting charges by Archbishop Vigano.

Growth and glory come through suffering and no other way.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to meet in Pyongyang, a South Korean spokesman said Tuesday.

After a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the Central Sulawesi Province on 28 September, 1,424 have been confirmed dead and more than 70,000 have been displaced from their homes.

Flavours of Hope is a social enterprise that uses food to break down the barriers faced by newcomer women trying to find their place in their new home.

Sr Colette Marie of the Poor Clare in Cork urges women to consider a vocation to the convent, saying that she has had an enormously enriching life.

Kirstin Holum, an American who competed in speedskating at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and is now known as Sister Catherine, lives at St. Clare's Convent in Leeds, England.

The St. Vincent de Paul Society reminds prisoners they are still part of humanity.

Life Chain organizer Marie-Claire Bissonette recorded the altercation and the man can be seen winding up to kick her.

We aren't used to thinking of marriage as freeing, but it is.

To discount children who are the ties that God intends to bind a married couple together will result in nothing less than the destruction of many a family.

We want — no, need — to know that we are not a mistake; that we are not flawed or unworthy of love.

Nothing you can say or do will mitigate the fact that a woman's baby is no longer growing inside her, and the sooner the rest of us catch on to that fact, the better equipped we'll be to help a friend or sister begin to heal from the grief.

Whether we have the platform of a Hollywood movie or TV how to share our message, or simply our office, neighborhood, family and friendships to fulfill this work, we are equally as responsible to help change the culture.