VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In his first public address in almost a year, retired Pope Benedict XVI expressed his sincere gratefulness to Pope Francis,...
Pope Francis focused on immigration, religious freedom, climate change and more in U.S. visit

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The big news last month — at least for about a week — was Pope Francis' visit to our country. His three-city tour was his first trip ever to the U... |
Brett Haubrich of "Priest for a Day" fame met a special person on his trip to Philadelphia on the last weekend of September. But that... |
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VATICAN CITY -- The family is the answer to the two extremes facing the world -- fragmentation and "homogenization," in which everything is forced... |
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Photos from the pope's trip
Photos from mid-day prayer at St. Matthew's Cathedral
Review photographer Lisa Johnston is in Washington, D.C. Here are some of her pictures from mid-day prayer on Sept. 23.
Canonization Mass for St. Junipero Serra
Review editor Teak Phillips was in Washington, D.C., for the canonization Mass of St. Junipero Serra. Here are some of his and other Catholic News Service photographers' pictures the Mass Sept. 24.