"It brought a lot back from my own abuse, because some of the things I read were similar to what my rapist would say -- sort of combining abuse with things of a spiritual nature," clerical abuse survivor Faith Hakesley said in an interview.

In an audience with the International Association of Journalists, Pope Francis reminds journalists of the vocation to seek and share the truth of the church.

A Reflection for the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Sebastian, martyr, by Michael O'Brien

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Dominicans celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Altagracia on Jan. 21. The image, which depicts an infant Jesus, Mary and Joseph, is the most popular devotion in the Caribbean nation. It has been for centuries.