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Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican hosted the global premiere of a new documentary on the urgent need to address climate change on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the same day the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 2015 Paris Agreement entered into force for the Holy See. The two events Oct. […]
Columns
By Steve Hemler and Lee Granger
The Catholic Church has consistently held that the Eucharist is the body and blood of Jesus Christ under the appearance of bread and wine. However, over half of Catholics do not accept this teaching. In order to dispel doubts, God has provided many instances throughout church history where the consecrated bread and/or wine have become […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — During their fall general assembly in Baltimore Nov. 14-17, the U.S. bishops will elect the next president and vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops from a slate of 10 candidates nominated by their fellow bishops. They also will vote on chairmen-elect for six standing USCCB committees. The president and vice […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — While their life journeys and the stages of their sainthood causes diverged, two men born in Italy are set to be canonized together Oct. 9: Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini and Blessed Artemide Zatti. Blessed Scalabrini founded the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo, commonly known as the Scalabrinian Fathers, and the Missionary Sisters […]
Local
The pastor of a Maryland parish was placed on administrative leave late last month pending an investigation into allegations of “sexual abuse of minors that is reported to have occurred in another diocese decades ago, prior to his ordination to the priesthood,” according to a letter from the Archdiocese of Washington to parishioners of Holy […]
National
By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — Just as people seek wise counsel in legal matters, so too should people prayerfully seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit, whom Jesus called the Counselor, said Bishop John O. Barres of Rockville Centre, New York. He made the remarks in his homily at the 70th annual Red Mass Oct. 2 at the […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — As thousands of people sat in the dark in St. Peter’s Square, they watched fish jump from the facade of the basilica, saw the word “no” form and dissolve three times and heard an actor reciting the part of St. Peter speak about the overwhelming love and mercy of Jesus. They also […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — With “rivers of blood and tears” still flowing in Ukraine and with the increasing threat of the use of nuclear weapons, Pope Francis begged Russian President Vladimir Putin: “Stop this spiral of violence and death.” With the situation being “so serious, devastating and threatening,” the pope did not offer his customary commentary […]
National
By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK — Catholic hospitals and their workers “must not be coerced by the government to violate their consciences” by being forced to perform “gender transition procedures” against their religious beliefs, said two U.S. cardinals writing in America magazine. In a Sept. 26 article in the national weekly Jesuit publication based in New York, Cardinal […]
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