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Cardinal Alanchery

Synod fathers can learn from familial bond

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - The Church must rediscover its role in helping and supporting families at this fall’s Synod on the Family, one of the leading Asian cardinals told The Catholic Register.

Veteran Vatican journalist Robert Mickens expects Pope Francis to “rattle cages” at the Oct. 4-25 Synod of Bishops on the Family. He said Francis is not afraid of debate and he expects the Pope will increase the frequencies of Synods in the future.

Divorced, remarried Catholics at the forefront of this year’s Synod

TORONTO - Robert Mickens is expecting Pope Francis to “rattle cages” during the Synod of Bishops on the Family by challenging the world’s bishops to face and address the problems within the Church.

Back to the synod: Year given for 'discernment' also brought debate

Back to the synod: Year given for 'discernment' also brought debate

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis planned two gatherings of the Synod of Bishops to focus on the family and urged participants to use the year between the assemblies as a time for "true spiritual discernment" with both study and prayer.

A woman reacts to Pope Francis' final words during the closing Mass of the World Meeting of Families on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia Sept. 27.

Lesson for synod seen in joy evident at World Meeting of Families

PHILADELPHIA - It's difficult to forget Pope Francis' passionate Sept. 26 speech, his gestures and the tone of his voice when he addressed the value of the family in Philadelphia.

Kim Davis, a Rowan County, Ky., clerk, celebrates her release Sept. 8 from the Carter County Detention center in Grayson, Ky. The Vatican Sept. 30 did not deny reports that while in Washington, Pope Francis briefly met with Davis, who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Vatican says Pope's meeting with Kentucky clerk is not endorsement

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis' meeting with Kim Davis, the county clerk from Kentucky who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses, does not equate support for her "position," a Vatican spokesman said.

Joy of the Lord our strength

The joy of the Lord is our strength, and in Him we discover who we really are: this was the focus of Pope Francis’ reflection following the readings of the day at Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on Thursday morning, the feast of St. Therese of Lisieux. The Holy Father focused especially on the need to cultivate nostalgia – deep yearning – for God in the Christian life.

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Museums is pictured in this March 9, 2013, file photo.

Sistine Chapel the recording studio for papal choir's latest CD

VATICAN CITY - One of the oldest choirs in the world recorded a CD of its repertoire of sacred music surrounded by the famed frescoes of Michelangelo, Perugino, Pinturicchio and Botticelli.

Theme for 2016 communications day to focus on mercy, dialogue

Theme for 2016 communications day to focus on mercy, dialogue

VATICAN CITY - For World Communications Day 2016, Pope Francis has chosen the theme "Communication and Mercy: A fruitful encounter."

Pope Francis celebrates the closing Mass of the World Meeting of Families on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia Sept. 27.

Expert: Healing possible for victims, perpetrators of domestic violence

PHILADELPHIA - Help and healing is possible for Catholic families suffering with violence in the home, said psychologist Christauria Welland.

A delegate to the World Meeting of Families applies brushstrokes to paint-by-number mural at the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia Sept. 22.

Attendees of World Meeting of Families help break Guinness world record

PHILADELPHIA - As confetti rained down and cheers filled the air on the final day of the World Meeting of Families Sept. 25, a family from Argentina applied brushstrokes to a mural depicting Pope Francis -- pushing the number of contributors to the paint-by-numbers mural past 2,263 and into the Guinness Book of World Records.

Pope Francis greets Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin during the closing Mass of the World Meeting of Families on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia Sept. 27. The 2108 World Meeting of Families is to be held in Dublin. Looking on is Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia.

Dublin to host next World Meeting of Families -- in 2018

PHILADELPHIA - Irish pilgrims in Philadelphia shared their excitement after Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, announced the 2018 World Meeting of Families would be held in Dublin.

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