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In naming his first batch of new cardinals on Sunday (Jan. 12), Pope Francis made some surprising choices that largely confirmed the characteristics he wants in the Catholic Church he leads: a greater focus on the poor, a bigger voice for the Global South and a reduced emphasis on the traditional hierarchical perks.

There is the sinful tendency we have of rash judgment. The video in this article is a touching story in illustration that things in life are not always what they first appear to be.

Why was Jesus baptized? It’s a question that has puzzled Christians all down through the ages. It even puzzled John the Baptist, who performed the baptism. Are you curious?

“Congress will probably never send a Minister to his Holiness,” John Adams once wrote. Two hundred and five years later, Ronald Reagan proved him wrong. January 10 marks thirty years since the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Holy See, a feat that did not come easy

Pope Francis has invited the faithful to entrust their hearts to Mary, to look on her as a Mother to all and to see her as a messenger of hope during his homily on the Solemnity of the Mother of God.