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Three months of cold showers and no alcohol, soda, dessert or televised sports: It sounds less like Lent and more like a military boot camp.

El papa Francisco y sus asistentes son muy conscientes de los riesgos para la seguridad y la salud que implican el viaje del pontífice a Irak, pero "se han tomado todas las precauciones" y el papa siente una sensación de "urgencia" para mostrar su amor y preocupación por el pueblo iraquí, dijo el director de la oficina de prensa del Vaticano.

The second expert report commissioned to investigate abuse in the Archdiocese of Cologne also incriminates church officials who are still alive and accuses them of mistakes in dealing with cases of sexualized violence, according to its author, Björn Gercke.

Pope Francis appealed for an end to deadly violence against protesters in Myanmar, calling on the military junta to free political prisoners and let dialogue and the journey toward democracy prevail.

"The Iraqi people are waiting for us; they awaited St. John Paul II, who was not permitted to go" in 1999, Pope Francis said March 3. "One cannot disappoint a people for the second time. Let us pray that this journey will be a good one."

“The approval of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in the United States again raises questions about the moral permissibility of using vaccines developed, tested, and/or produced with the help of abortion-derived cell lines.

The Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza reported on March 2 that the judge concluded that the activists did not intend to offend religious sensibilities or to insult the venerated image of the Virgin Mary.

In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, looks ahead to Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Iraq and reflects on its significance for the Church and the people in the long-suffering middle eastern nation.

A Catholic Relief Services project is helping residents returning to Iraq's Ninevah Plain rebuild their lives, communities and trust, which were ripped apart by Islamic State militant destruction. It's an area Pope Francis plans to visit on his historic papal trip to Iraq March 5-8.

Pope's itinerary for trip to Iraq.

Aunque era obvio que pronunciar cada palabra era un esfuerzo y, a veces, su secretaria repetía lo que decía para dejarlo claro, el papa emérito Benedicto XVI habló con un periódico italiano sobre su jubilación y sobre el viaje planeado del papa Francisco a Irak.

Debate sobre eutanasia se abre paso en la campaña presidencial de Perú

Is it possible the God of the universe is also the God of space aliens?

When he was 7 years old, Dony Mac Manus' mother gave him a bag of clay for his birthday.

Equal access to education is the only means by which women can get into and sustain leadership positions in society, said a Ghanaian nun and medical doctor.

Reading the Bible has had a positive effect on people's "mental well-being" during the pandemic, according to a Christian Research survey conducted in the United Kingdom.

A special working group of the U.S. bishops formed last November to deal with conflicts that could arise between the policies of President Joe Biden, a Catholic, and church teaching has completed its work, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said in a March 1 memo to all the U.S. bishops.

On Monday, 15 March, we will mark the 310th Anniversary of the death of Padre Eusebio Kino (in Magdalena, Son, Mx.) The Faithful throughout the Diocesan of Tucson are invited to join in prayer for the advancement of Fr. Kino's cause

Referring to Joseph’s reaction to Mary’s unexpected pregnancy, Pope Francis calls him an “accepting father” who can help us to accept life as it is, even when we don’t understand.

Pope Francis is to undertake the first-ever apostolic journey to Iraq from 5 to 8 March. We offer an overview of the nation's ancientand diverse Christian communities, of their plight and of their challenges.