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Priest Attacked And KilledCap Haitien (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday, September 6, in Cap Haitien, in the north of the country, Father André Sylvestre, a 70-year-old priest, was attacked while leaving a bank. [...]
BUDAPEST AWAITS POPE FRANCIS Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen, Hungary's Ambassador to the Holy See, looks ahead to Pope Francis' arrival in Budapest for the closing Mass of the International Eucharistic Congress and recalls the deep ties [...]
On Mother Teresa’s Birthday Her Sisters Bring Disabled Children From Karbul To RomeRome Newsroom, Aug 26, 2021 / 06:00 am Religious sisters from the Missionaries of Charity and 14 disabled children from an orphanage in Afghanistan arrived safely on Wednesday at Rome’s international [...]
Super Football Fan Pope Francis Gets His Own TableVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has received dozens of soccer jerseys and game balls during his eight-year pontificate but he got a new football-themed toy on Wednesday: his very [...]
Priests And Nuns Stranded In AfghanistanTwo Jesuit priests and four Missionary of Charity Sisters nuns were stranded in Afghanistan yesterday, as the country fell to the Taliban. Afghans as well as foreigners are trying to [...]
MRS among U.S. agencies helping resettle Afghan translators, interpretersWASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its Migration and Refugee Services “are proud to have the opportunity to welcome and assist those who have kept Americans [...]
COMMENTARY: How to answer kids when prayers go unansweredWhen I was 11 years old, wrestling with my brother’s recent death, the new parish priest came bounding into our religion class one afternoon. He announced that he would take [...]
Author says pope has mobilized diplomats to create culture of encounterOXFORD, England (CNS) — Vatican diplomacy has diverged sharply from U.S. foreign policy under Pope Francis, according to a new book, which details examples to illustrate the widening divide. “While Francis [...]
Pandemic shows problems persist in poor Americans’ home internet accessWASHINGTON (CNS) — There has been much talk in the United States on the “digital divide,” about how many — really, too many — families lack internet access, which is [...]
Trinity Washington University clears tuition debts for 540 studentsWASHINGTON (CNS) — Over 40% of Trinity Washington University’s full-time undergraduate students opened their emails from the university July 23 to learn they will start the school year with a [...]
Elderly are to be valued, not discarded, pope saysVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Older people are not “leftovers” to be discarded; rather, they continue to be precious nourishment for families, young people and communities, Pope Francis said in the [...]
Faith and family help Olympian live his dream amid hardship, heartbreakINDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — June 26 was a day of excruciating waiting for Joe Schroeder. It was the day when the news would arrive in an email as to whether the dream [...]
Pope announces visit to Hungary, Slovakia in SeptemberVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Before going to the hospital for colon surgery July 4, Pope Francis told a crowd in St. Peter’s Square that he would be visiting Hungary and [...]
UPDATE: Pope undergoes surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospitalVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis was hospitalized July 4 and underwent surgery on his sigmoid colon, the lowest part of the large intestine, the Vatican press office said. “The Holy [...]
Activists see temporary stop of federal executions as a starting pointWASHINGTON (CNS) — Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is a step in the right direction, but not enough. The order, given [...]
Vatican, medical associations look at ways to promote vaccinationVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The discovery of vaccines is “one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine,” but the global community is facing the dual challenges of giving everyone access [...]
Christians witness against the horror of tortureTorture was back in the news in February, as if we needed the gruesome reminder. “60 Minutes” ran a graphic piece on the torture conducted against its own citizens by [...]
With world still in knots, pope turns to Mary with prayersVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Reaching the finish line of a monthlong rosary marathon, Pope Francis again turned to Mary, asking her to untie specific knots that have individuals and the [...]
Pope asks all Catholics to step up commitment to saving creationVATICAN CITY (CNS) — To help lead the world’s Catholics along a journey of intensified action in caring for creation, Pope Francis asked everyone to join a new global grassroots [...]
People must care for creation or face self-destruction, pope saysVATICAN CITY (CNS) — When it comes to safeguarding creation, there is no time to waste — humanity either must live up to its responsibility or continue on a path [...]

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Christians witness against the horror of torture

Torture was back in the news in February, as if we needed the gruesome reminder. [...]

President’s daughter sees connections to Mother Seton in her life’s journey

Luci Baines Johnson gets asked sometimes why she identifies so much with St. Elizabeth Ann [...]

UPDATE: Citing ‘systemic failures’ in handling abuse, cardinal offers resignation

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, 67, has submitted [...]

Hong Kong Masses remember Tiananmen Square protesters

HONG KONG (CNS) — The protesters killed in Tiananmen Square in mainland China on June [...]

Ecumenical service remembers victims of Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

TULSA, Okla. (CNS) — Ahead of a May 30 ecumenical prayer service to recall the [...]

With world still in knots, pope turns to Mary with prayers

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Reaching the finish line of a monthlong rosary marathon, Pope Francis [...]

Memorial Day called a reminder to nation ‘we better protect’ our freedom

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (CNS) — The inception of Memorial Day goes back to the bloodiest [...]

First person: The irreplaceable friend and pastor COVID-19 claimed

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) — At the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March [...]

On Memorial Day, trumpeter to mark a year of playing ‘Taps’ daily

BAY SETTLEMENT, Wis. (CNS) — When Bob Tuszynski heard about a request in May 2020 [...]

Rosary marathon to end with prayers that Mary undo ‘knots’ tied by COVID-19

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will conclude the Catholic Church’s monthlong rosary marathon with [...]

Home > Catholic World

Christians witness against the horror of torture

President’s daughter sees connections to Mother Seton in her life’s journey

UPDATE: Citing ‘systemic failures’ in handling abuse, cardinal offers resignation

Hong Kong Masses remember Tiananmen Square protesters

Ecumenical service remembers victims of Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

With world still in knots, pope turns to Mary with prayers

Memorial Day called a reminder to nation ‘we better protect’ our freedom

First person: The irreplaceable friend and pastor COVID-19 claimed

On Memorial Day, trumpeter to mark a year of playing ‘Taps’ daily

Rosary marathon to end with prayers that Mary undo ‘knots’ tied by COVID-19

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