osv.comOctober 9, 2014
 
Family synod underway
At the beginning of the two-week gathering, Pope Francis tells participants to speak openly and honestly about the challenges facing modern families.
  
  
Father Groeschel dies at 81
The priest, beloved by many, was a popular author, educator and television host whose mission was to serve God and help the poor.
  
  
Blessed Miriam Teresa beatified
At the first beatification on U.S. soil, new "blessed" remembered as one with "mystical visions and deep insights."
  
  
Paul VI: Pope and prophet
We take a 21st-century look at the teachings and visionary qualities of Pope Paul VI, who will be beatified Oct. 19.
  
  
What does YOUR priest do all day?
Enjoy walking in the footsteps of busy Washington, D.C., parish priest Father Bill Byrne in our special "day in the life" Vocations section.
  
  
Editorial: Modern-day prophet
In the midst of the extraordinary Synod on the Family, Paul VI's words - and warnings - should be re-examined.
  
  
"We must develop more robust and creative methods to share the fundamental truth that marriage is a divine gift from God, rather than merely a man-made institution."
-- Alice Heinzen, along with her husband, Jeff, during the couple's Oct. 7 testimony at the Synod of Bishops.
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