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Pope Francis laughs as he greets a woman during an audience with people from Lyon, France, in Paul VI hall at the Vatican July 6. The audience was with 200 people living in difficult or precarious situations. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Francis makes clear his mission as pope is far from ended
Gerard O’Connell
The pope's words can be read as an answer to those who hope his pontificate may end soon.
Pilgrims kneeling before shrine of our Lady of Lourdes. Wellcome Images
FaithInterviews
Seeking Mary in a world of crisis: a Q&A with Carrie Gress
Sean Salai
Carrie Gress is the author of "The Marian Option: God's Solution to a Civilization in Crisis."
Pope Francis speaks on April 4 to participants at a Vatican conference marking the 50th anniversary of Blessed Paul VI's encyclical on development, "Populorum Progressio." At left is Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano, handout).
FaithIn All Things
To save the planet, start by saving the soul
John J. Conley, S.J.
Cardinal Turkson insists that the ultimate causes of environmental degradation must be sought in the sinfulness of the human person.
Activists rally outside U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 26 after the court sided with Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia, Mo., which sued after being denied a state grant for creating a safer playground. (CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters)
FaithNews
Supreme Court rules church school can't be barred from state funds for playground
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The Supreme Court said a Lutheran preschool should not be excluded from a state grant program to refurbish its playground surface just because it is a religious entity.
Chinese Catholics pray during Mass in 2007 at St. Francis Cathedral in Xi'an. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)
FaithNews
Vatican worries about 'forcibly removed' bishop in China
Frances D'Emilio - Associated Press
The Vatican expressed "grave concern" on Monday for a Chinese bishop who it says was "forcibly removed" from his office several weeks ago and whose whereabouts are unknown.
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