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SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Five Texas missions, including the Alamo, declared World Heritage Sites
SAN ANTONIO -- Five centuries-old Spanish missions in Texas newly declared as World Heritage Sites by a U.N. agency "have helped to shape the face of San Antonio," said Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Details on Poland's role in Cold War might overwhelm casual reader
"Empowering Revolution" gives readers a clear sense of the Cold War's strongly moralistic character.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Joy 'palpable' for those welcoming first-class relic of St. Augustine
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (CNS) -- More than 500 people at a July 7 vespers service at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine greeted a first-class relic of the saint that is the patron of the city, the cathedral basilica and the Diocese of St. Augustine.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Dominican-backed Hope House grows new life in a Detroit neighborhood
DETROIT -- The sunflowers, while not blooming yet, tower over 6-year-old Ahmad Malone as he and his father, Abdul, walk through the small but lush garden outside Hope House. It won't be long before huge bright yellow flower heads greet the sun every morning and attract bees looking for sweet …
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Is it harder to be a parent these days?
Are you saving money? Are you recycling? Why don't you call your friends and talk to them instead of texting them? My children have reached an age when I no longer ask those questions very often.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Catholics can benefit from Protestant Scripture scholar's latest book
Something of a theological superstar in the late 1960s and early 1970s, thanks to his mega-best-seller "The Secular City," retired Harvard University theologian Harvey Cox here turns his attention to the Bible and how to read it with the brain in gear that God gave you.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Overtime, overhauls and the ordinary: 2013 goes down in Vatican history
VATICAN CITY -- When the Vatican publishes its annual report detailing its activities and operations, the 1,400-page volume is filled with references to the every day and the exceptional.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Statue of Archbishop Sheen meant to inspire new generation of devotees
DUBLIN -- An Irish artist commissioned to craft a bigger-than-life monument of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen for New York's famous St. Malachy Church -- The Actors' Chapel hopes the work will inspire a new generation of devotees to the archbishop.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Exhibit honors how St. John Paul changed Catholic-Jewish relations
VATICAN CITY -- Helping to inaugurate an exhibit at the Vatican, the chief rabbi of Rome noted just how much "times have changed."
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Jewish author presents parables as Jesus' tales to fellow Jews
"Short Stories by Jesus," Amy-Jill Levine's new book, reaches far back in time to listen "to the Jewish Jesus talking to fellow Jews" as he tells his many parables.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Prayer, patience buffered Washington Post employee against racism
WASHINGTON -- Prayer and patience helped octogenarian Edward Monroe through difficult times of racism and steered him to success at his city's most prominent newspaper, the native Washingtonian reminisced.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Author explores how art, architecture lead us to prayer
The beauty of the works spurs the heart to praise God, as does the splendor found in nature. Images and architecture, he writes, can teach us and lead us to prayer as do the Scriptures, acting as "stimuli" to encounter God's presence as a feast.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: NEW YORK -- Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's ... #711?The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Out of everybody else's league
NEW YORK -- Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's … #711?
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Her work as doctor, witness as Catholic go hand in hand for missioner
MARYKNOLL, N.Y. -- As a trained physician, "everything I do has some witness or expression of my faith," Dr. Susan Nagele said.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Vatican Museums' app gathers funds and art fans
VATICAN CITY -- By downloading an app for a smartphone or tablet, members of the public can chat with others about famous works of art in the Vatican Museums, share strategies for dealing with the crowds and choose a work to help restore.
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