The hope of Easter is not a static hope but "a living and breathing hope," President Barack Obama told religious leaders gathered at the White House March 30.
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Líderes católicos reflexionan sobre vida, trabajo, de madre Angélica, fundadora de EWTN
Madre Angélica "reflejaba la comisión del Evangelio de vayan y hagan que todos los pueblos sean mis discípulos", dijo el arzobispo Joseph E. Kurtz de Louisville, Kentucky, presidente de la conferencia episcopal estadounidense.