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Volcanic Lava Threatens La Palma ChurchLOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — A fresh river of lava from the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island threatened Wednesday to engulf a parish church that has [...]
Abuse In Convents: Lifting the Veil of SilenceAs the Roman Catholic Church pays more attention to the closed world of convents, where women spend much of their time, more episodes of psychological, emotional and physical abuse are [...]
Pope Sends Message To Greece And CyprusPope sends video message ahead of journey to Cyprus and Greece Just a few days ahead of his apostolic journey to Cyprus and Greece, Pope Francis has sent a video message [...]
Pope Sends Condolences To Christmas Parade Attack VictimsROME (AP) — Pope Francis sent his condolences to the victims of the Christmas parade crash in Wisconsin that killed five people and said he was praying for “spiritual strength [...]
When The Ecologist Met Pope FrancisWhen ecologist Gregory Asner found himself in an audience with Pope Francis earlier this year, he discovered a kindred spirit. They talked about the Amazon forests and the Indigenous people who [...]
Pope Offers Prayers For Wisconsin VictimsROME — Pope Francis on Nov. 23 offered his prayers and condolences to the grief-stricken community of Waukesha, Wisconsin, where an SUV broke through a barricade at a local Christmas [...]
Pope Francis Sends Message Murdered MPThe message read: 'His Holiness recalls with gratitude Sir David's years of devoted public service guided by his strong Catholic faith and evidenced in his deep concern for the poor [...]
Pope. Francis Praises Young People In Efforts To Save PlanetVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday praised young people for their efforts to protect the Earth’s environment and told them to “be the critical conscience of society.” Francis celebrated [...]
Pope Francis: A healthy environment is right of every human being In a message to the Council of Europe, Pope Francis reiterates his call for immediate action to protect our common home. The message was sent on the occasion of a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]

On Mother Teresa’s Birthday Her Sisters Bring Disabled Children From Karbul To Rome

On Mother Teresa’s Birthday Her Sisters Bring Disabled Children From Karbul To Rome

Rome Newsroom, Aug 26, 2021 / 06:00 am Religious sisters from the Missionaries of Charity and [...]

Super Football Fan Pope Francis Gets His Own Table

Super Football Fan Pope Francis Gets His Own Table

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has received dozens of soccer jerseys and game balls [...]

Priests And Nuns Stranded In Afghanistan

Priests And Nuns Stranded In Afghanistan

Two Jesuit priests and four Missionary of Charity Sisters nuns were stranded in Afghanistan yesterday, [...]

MRS among U.S. agencies helping resettle Afghan translators, interpreters

MRS among U.S. agencies helping resettle Afghan translators, interpreters

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its Migration and Refugee Services [...]

UPDATE: Catholics see challenging balance in Simone Biles’ decisions at Olympics

UPDATE: Catholics see challenging balance in Simone Biles’ decisions at Olympics

WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Simone Biles, described as the world’s greatest gymnast, announced July 27 [...]

At Angelus, pope warns against using God, others for selfish aims

At Angelus, pope warns against using God, others for selfish aims

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People should seek Jesus out of genuine love, not calculated self-interest, [...]

Love on pilgrimage: The poetry of Angela Alaimo O’Donnell

Love on pilgrimage: The poetry of Angela Alaimo O’Donnell

In the introduction to her book “Andalusian Hours: Poems from the Porch of Flannery O’Connor” [...]

Priest-poet cites hospitality as key to address social tension

Priest-poet cites hospitality as key to address social tension

Jesuit Father Joseph Brown wields a lot of influence in a creative medium he regards [...]

COMMENTARY: How to answer kids when prayers go unanswered

COMMENTARY: How to answer kids when prayers go unanswered

When I was 11 years old, wrestling with my brother’s recent death, the new parish [...]

Catholics see challenging balance in Simone Biles’ decisions at Olympics

Catholics see challenging balance in Simone Biles’ decisions at Olympics

WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Simone Biles, described as the world’s greatest gymnast, announced July 27 [...]