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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – The U.S. ambassador to the Holy See believes Pope Francis is not traveling to the United States in September to scold anyone, but to challenge the country’s people to live up to their ideals. “I don’t think he’s coming to the United States to antagonize, to criticize, to call out people,” Ken […]
National
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WASHINGTON – The head of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee Aug. 3 urged U.S. senators to take the federal money that goes to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and instead fund women’s health care providers that do not promote abortion. “It has long been troubling to many Americans that the nation’s largest abortion network, […]
National
By Mark Pattison | Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – When Pope Francis makes a stop at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia in September as part of his U.S. visit, it may seem like part of the pope’s usual routine. His visits to prisons as part of his pastoral journeys to other countries has become part and parcel of the pope’s style, […]
TV
By Maria Macina and John Mulderig | Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – Faith and comedy can make for an uncomfortable combination. Wits who engage in this volatile mix obviously need to avoid outright irreverence or the trivialization of the sacred. Yet they also have to be wary of artificial restraint since all genuine humor depends, to some degree at least, on a sense of […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Trusting in God’s infinite mercy, people should not be afraid or embarrassed to go to confession, Pope Francis said. “There are people who are afraid to go to confession, forgetting that they will not encounter a severe judge there, but the immensely merciful Father,” Pope Francis told thousands of people gathered in […]
Global
By Jonathan Luxmoore | Catholic News Service
WARSAW, Poland – The Polish bishop overseeing preparations for World Youth Day 2016 has urged priests to ensure that no young people are excluded because of poverty. Auxiliary Bishop Damian Muskus of Krakow, Poland, which is hosting the international celebration, said arranging for young people who might not be able to attend the event would […]
National
By Nancy Wiechec | Catholic News Service
SAN FRANCISCO – To Andrew Galvan, Blessed Junipero Serra is a stalwart of faith and mission worthy of the title “saint.” “He was all wood and nails. He was a tough dude. He fought, he defended, he wrangled, he was frustrated and he was frustrating,” Galvan told Catholic News Service. A descendant of tribal members […]
National
By Catholic News Service
JAMESTOWN, Va. – The identities of four men discovered almost two years ago at the site of Jamestown’s historic 1608 church have been identified and one of the men had been buried with a silver box that is “likely a Catholic reliquary.” The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation at Historic […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Congress can promote the common good and contribute to a more just society by ensuring the federal minimum wage promotes family formation and stability, said Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski and Dominican Sister Donna Markham, president of Catholic Charities USA, in a July 27 letter to Congress. “An economy thrives only when it […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – More than a dozen individual celebrations will be scheduled for the Jubilee of Mercy in 2016, giving pilgrims the chance to celebrate their own holy year with Pope Francis in Rome. The yearlong extraordinary jubilee will include a number of individual jubilee days, such as for consecrated men and women; deacons; priests; […]
