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Pope Francis (C) ordinates Mons. Angelo De Donatis (back) to auxiliary Bishop of Rome, on November 9, 2015 at St John Lateran basilica in Rome. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read

Pope Francis to Priests: Shorter Homilies Please!

While celebrating the ordination of a new bishop, Pope Francis encouraged priests to use simple words in their preaching and to shorten their sermons at Sunday Mass. “Preach the Word in season and out of season,” Francis said, but use “simple words that everyone can understand” and avoid “long sermons.”

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Los Angeles Now Home to America’s First All-Women Mosque

On Friday, Los Angeles became home to the first mosque in the United States to be dedicated solely to women, marking the first time the traditional Friday call to prayer (jumma’a) and subsequent sermon (khutbah) was led by a female. While female-only mosques exist in China, this is the first of its kind in America.