ISSUES & ADVOCACY
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: High in the Andes, Peruvian artisans create sacred art
CHACAS, Peru -- Freddy Cerna is about the same height as the statue he carves from Italian Carrara marble. His backward baseball cap and buggy protective goggles are a sharp contrast to the delicate face he perfects with his carving tools. The statue of Mary, her hands folded in prayer, …
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: With no pope in residence, Vatican opens gardens of summer villa
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- The aisle is paved with stone from an ancient Roman road; the apse is made of carefully trimmed evergreen bushes; the columns are tall, thin cypress trees; and the nave is a lily pond, complete with gold fish.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Catholic guesthouse an alternative to high-priced hotels in Big Apple
NEW YORK -- Few Manhattan hotels can claim accurately to be clean, safe and cheap, but the Leo House is all three, and a welcoming Catholic guesthouse, as well.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Actor describes faith journey, commitment to serving nation's veterans
ORLANDO, Fla. -- His knowing smile and everyman disposition are instantly recognizable on screen.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Actor Robin Williams' death reignites questions about suicide
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- After 35 years of providing counseling and a Catholic outreach to families with a loved one who died by suicide, Father Charles Rubey has consulted on more than his share of the resulting funerals or wakes.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Aim of poster to show border crossers 'are real people,' not 'illegals'
WASHINGTON -- A human rights center in Tucson, Arizona, has released a poster with the hope that it will bring a human face to those who cross the border between the United States and Mexico.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Seminarian calls prayers by spiritual mom, her family 'a grace, a joy'
OMAHA, Neb. -- They had never met before, but they were far from being strangers.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Detroit's 'Mass mob' movement beyond organizers' 'wildest expectations'
DETROIT -- Thom Mann believes Catholics in the Detroit metro area have always wanted to see Detroit's beautiful, historic inner-city churches filled again -- many have even wanted to visit themselves -- but just needed "a little push" to do so.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE -- Ohio teen with Down syndrome on journey to serve at Mass in 50 states
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Kara Jackson, a 16-year-old altar server from Holy Family Parish in Middletown, Ohio is on a quest to serve at Mass in all 50 states.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Oregon deacon helps uncover Christian origin behind ancient oil lamp
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Deacon Rob Page of St. Patrick Church in Independence, Oregon, has an unusual hobby. He collects and studies ancient coins and artifacts.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Deathbed ordination 'reflects Pascal Mystery,' says bishop
SAN ANTONIO -- As William Carmona lay gravely ill in a San Antonio hospital bed, he repeatedly questioned his classmates from nearby Assumption Seminary: "Where is Bishop Choby?" "When will he get here?" And finally: "How many more hours until he ordains me?"
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Rome's Non-Catholic Cemetery is also a resting place for the living
ROME -- Just a few steps away from Rome's traffic jams, blaring sirens and sticky heat, the city's Non-Catholic Cemetery is a garden of breezes and greenery, of crickets, birdsong, roses and pomegranate trees.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Baseball player leaves behind success on diamond to follow God's call
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Bishop Michael C. Barber was able to do what general manager Billy Beane could not: Call Grant Desme to Oakland.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Rector says cathedral design lets people 'know they are loved by God'
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- Christ Cathedral has a multilayered mission -- and with the rollout of the new design plans that will transform the former Crystal Cathedral into the mother church of the Diocese of Orange, it has taken a big step toward realizing that mission.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Art forger once posed as Jesuit priest to give his work away
WASHINGTON -- If you are of the mind that it is better to give than to receive, then this story is for you.
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