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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM BRAZIL (CNS) -- Pope Francis said he was responding to the clear wishes of the College of Cardinals when he set up commissions to study the Vatican bank, Vatican financial and administrative procedures and the reform of the Roman Curia.

Julie Carrick is halfway through her speaking and music engagements for the year with another 50 or so to go. The city names and...

National Youth Arts bestowed 12 awards to five area Catholic schools for top-quality plays and musicals produced during the 2012-13 school year. The awards tally is split at six each for local Catholic elementary and high schools.

RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) -- For Americans at World Youth Day, it's not just seeing and praying with Pope Francis that's exciting, but the chance to bolster their own faith and take home their experiences.

RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) -- "I saw the pope! I saw the pope!" yelled Hiago Ferreira de Araujo of Feira de Santana, Brazil, as he jumped up and down like a little kid who had just scored a goal.

RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) -- The 76-year-old Pope Francis went to World Youth Day with grandparents, or at least society's elders, on his mind, and he honored them in a special way July 26.

Phoenix’s seminarians have a couple more weeks left for their summer ministry — whether that’s at a local parish, in a department of the Diocesan...

RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) -- The streets surrounding the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian were filled with a sea of blue and white flags. The Argentines had come to town.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk5zqwx2rmo RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) -- Pope Francis addressed a group of recovering drug addicts in a working-class neighborhood of Rio, offering them a message...

RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) -- Pope Francis addressed a group of recovering drug addicts in a working-class neighborhood of Rio, offering them a message of compassion and hope as well as a call to self-determination.