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Cardinal Kevin Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, is pictured before a pre-synod gathering of youth delegates at the Pontifical International Maria Mater Ecclesiae College in Rome March 19. The pope has updated the statutes of the dicastery, eliminating the requirement that it have three separate sections for laity, family and life. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope calls dicastery to promote reflection on role of women

Cindy Wooden
May 8, 2018
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Pope Francis has updated the statutes of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, adding among other things a specific reference to the office’s responsibility for promoting a deeper reflection on the role of women in the church and society.

Speakers for the 2018 commencement ceremonies at Catholic universities in the Archdiocese of Baltimore include, from left: Agnus “Aggie” Berenato, a nationally acclaimed basketball coach; Miguel “Mike” Fernandez, a businessman and author; and Dr. Susan Love, a world-renowned breast cancer surgeon and author. (Courtesy photos)

Commencement speakers at Maryland Catholic universities announced

Emily Rosenthal Alster
May 8, 2018
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The three Catholic universities in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have announced the speakers for their 2018 commencement ceremonies.

This digital composite scan of "Evening Coat, Cristobal Balenciaga for House of Balenciaga" 1954-55 is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibit "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," which debuts May 10 in New York City. (CNS photo/courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art, Digital Composite Scan by Katerina Jebb)

No phantom threads in ‘Heavenly Bodies’ exhibit in New York

Mark Pattison
May 8, 2018
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The sectarian will meet the secular in an unusual way with the May 10 debut of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibit “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” in New York City.

Pope Francis celebrates the Eucharist during morning Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican May 8. The pope, in his homily, cautioned people to stay away from the devil, likening him to an angry, rabid dog that is chained up. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

The devil is a big loser, but he still manages to trick people, pope says

Cindy Wooden
May 8, 2018
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“We must be aware of the devil,” the pope said, and Jesus taught his disciples that the only way to do that was to watch, pray and fast.

When you can’t do it all

Rita Buettner
May 8, 2018
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I’m carrying grocery bags from the car to the kitchen when I hear our second grader yelling. “Mom! Mom! Can you roll this baseball to me?” Before I can respond, he turns and looks at me. “Oh, forget it,” he says. “Your hands are full.” Then he runs to the door and holds it open. […]

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves his final general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope praises retired Pope Benedict’s writings on faith and politics

Cindy Wooden
May 7, 2018
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For more than 50 years, the writings of retired Pope Benedict XVI on the relationship between faith and politics have insisted that the measure of human freedom is the extent to which each person acknowledges being dependent on the love of God, Pope Francis wrote.

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