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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service
ROME – “Laudato Si’,” the title Pope Francis chose for his encyclical on the environment, comes from a hymn of praise by St. Francis of Assisi that emphasizes being in harmony with God, with other creatures and with other human beings, said the head of the Franciscan order. Sitting under towering trees, surrounded by potted […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis once said that a person who “puts his hand in his pocket to show that he helps the church while with the other hand steals from the state, from the poor” is not simply a sinner, but is corrupt. While someone may think it is clever to find a way […]
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By Julia Willis | Catholic Herald Intern
When Lewis Thorp’s oldest daughter came home after attending the diocesan WorkCamp and couldn’t stop talking about it, he didn’t understand what made the program so special. Now, as he prepares to begin his 16th year as a WorkCamp volunteer, Thorp fully understands his daughter’s response. “She came home full of life and excitement, and […]
National
By Shannon Bowen
PHILADELPHIA – Works of art including paintings, sculptures and rare artifacts from the Vatican will be on display just in time for the World Meeting of Families and the visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia this September. More than 200 works of art, 40 percent of which have never been shown publicly anywhere, are part […]
National
By Maria Wiering
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Pope Francis accepted the resignations June 15 of Archbishop John C. Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee A. Piche of St. Paul and Minneapolis and named coadjutor Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of Newark, New Jersey, a canon lawyer, to be apostolic administrator of the Minnesota archdiocese. In a statement, Archbishop Nienstedt said […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. bishops gathered in St. Louis for their spring general assembly heard presentations on the pope’s upcoming encyclical on the environment, the U.S. church’s ongoing work in promoting traditional marriage and the need to remain vigilant in protecting children from abuse. On the first day of their meeting June 10, there […]
National
By Jennifer Brinker
ST. LOUIS – As the institution of marriage faces unprecedented challenges, the Catholic Church continues to promote and defend marriage as being between one man and one woman, said Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco. As chairman of the bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, Archbishop Cordileone gave bishops at their […]
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By Abbey Jaroma | Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Matt Fradd, a popular Catholic speaker who said he has dedicated his life to fighting pornography, teamed up with longtime youth minister Mark Hart, known as the “Bible Geek,” and LifeTeen to develop an app designed to assist young people find victory in their battle against porn. “I worked as an apologist at […]
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By Catholic News Service
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. bishops join with other religious leaders and civic leaders “in pledging to work for healing and reconciliation” after a series of racial conflicts “that have taken place around our beloved country,” said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky. The archbishop, who is the president of the U.S. Conference of […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
If you are one of the hundreds of commuters who brave the Northern Virginia roads every morning, then you might have noticed five men in red jackets cycling beside you on your way to work. Biking 4 Vocations, a team of cycling priests and seminarians took to Route 1 June 5 on their way to […]
