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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis offered prayers for a summit in France that will seek to bring an end to the ongoing war in eastern Ukraine.

We know there is something more than this material world in which we bumble around every day. Lent affords us 40 days to re-focus on that.

DAYTON, Ohio (CNS) — Each culture, if not every home, has its own unique rendition of the Nativity.

NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — As sacristan Philip Alviar pulled the rope attached to the sacristy bell at exactly 12:05 p.m. March 17, he processed into the pristine and hauntingly quiet St. Louis Cathedral sanctuary, followed by Dcn. Richard Brady and Fr. Philip Landry.

The other day, I was walking our dog, Xena — who would be worth a column all to herself — when I noticed that one of the neighbors had her front lawn all decorated for Easter. This neighbor is known for having her front lawn all decked out for every holiday — Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day, you name it. Often, they are lit up at night, which is a sight I look forward to on my walks with Xena.

The fallout from the Easter Sunday bombings in three Sri Lankan cities has reached a Philadelphia parish.

Melissa Villalobos attended the Oct. 13 canonization ceremony, carried the offertory gifts to Pope Francis, read a prayer at a vigil and greeted pilgrims.

The commission is looking to create "an audit instrument," which would include an analysis of different models for monitoring the implementation of safeguarding guidelines to better help local churches

Helena was the mother of Constantine, the Roman emperor who in 313 ended the persecution of Christians throughout the empire.

Its student population stands at 230, but the school is well-known across Phoenix’s six-digit South Mountain community.