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Through blogs, Catholic moms share their faith as 'digital disciples'

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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- One of Mary's titles is "Christ's First Disciple," and some of Christ's earliest followers were women, two of whom he appeared to first after his resurrection.


Pope tells sisters the church needs them, they need the church

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis told 800 superiors of women's orders from around the world that the Catholic Church needs religious women and that religious women need to be in harmony with the faith and teachings of the church.


Foster care seen as crucial to helping unaccompanied minors flourish

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GLENDALE, Ariz. (CNS) -- As a child, Johnson Toe spent 12 hours a day farming okra, rice, tomatoes, and peppers on his grandmother's farm in Liberia.