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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 prays for victims of German floods as death toll risesVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis offered prayers and expressed his closeness with the people of Germany after severe flooding in the western part of the country claimed the lives [...]
Pope released from hospital, prays at Rome basilicaVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Ten days after undergoing intestinal surgery, Pope Francis was released from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican confirmed. In a statement released July 14, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni [...]
SPANISH TRANSLATION: Pope to remain in hospital ‘a few more days,’ Vatican saysEl papa se quedará en el hospital ‘unos días más’, dice el Vaticano Por Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) — A pesar de inicialmente pensar que la estadía [...]
Pope to remain in hospital ‘a few more days,’ Vatican saysVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite initial estimates of requiring a week of inpatient care, Pope Francis will continue his recovery as a patient at Rome’s Gemelli hospital after undergoing colon [...]
UPDATE: After fever subsides, pope undergoes scans that rule out infectionVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Recovering from colon surgery, Pope Francis briefly ran a fever late July 7, leading his doctors to perform a CT scan of his abdomen and chest [...]
Holy Father Health UpdatePope Francis underwent a CT scan of his chest and abdomen on Thursday morning after running a fever during his hospitalization, according to the Vatican. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said July [...]
Haitian church ‘stunned’ by president’s assassination, says bishopBishop Alphonse Quesnel of Fort Liberté, Haiti, said the Haitian church was “stunned” by the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. “We bishops must not only call for calm, but also [...]
Pope makes ‘satisfactory’ recovery; histology report confirms diagnosisVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis continued to have a “satisfactory” recovery from colon surgery, and by July 7 doctors had removed his intravenous drip, the Vatican press office said. After [...]
Miami archbishop, Boston cardinal, pastor offer prayers, comfort at siteSURFSIDE, Fla. (CNS) — After spending time at Surfside’s informal Wall of Remembrance memorial for the victims of the Champlain Towers South collapse, Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski told CBS4 [...]
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 out of bed, walking after surgery at Rome hospitalVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The second morning after undergoing colon surgery, Pope Francis was continuing to recover well and, after a restful night, he had breakfast, read the newspapers and [...]
Pope Will Remain In Hospital For Seven DaysLatest medical update: Pope Francis continues to recover Sunday evening's surgery lasted about three hours. He will most likely remain at Gemelli hospital for seven days. [...]
UPDATE: Pope in ‘good condition’ after surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospitalVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The morning after undergoing colon surgery, Pope Francis was in “good general condition, alert and breathing spontaneously,” the Vatican press office said July 5. “The surgery for [...]
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 [...]
COMMENTARY: Independence Day is a moment to reflect on individual, collective freedomsThis is an unsigned editorial by the St. Louis Review, newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. It was published online June 24. Independence Day is a moment for us to [...]
Makeshift memorial near collapsed condo tower is reflection of humanitySURFSIDE, Fla. (CNS) — There are pictures of children’s faces, retired couples at elegant dinners, a father and son moment, a young married couple, crosses, candles and handwritten prayers on [...]
Miami Catholic parish says 10 of its families still missing after collapseMIAMI BEACH, Fla. (CNS) — It is an understatement to say the people and staff of St. Joseph Parish will be living the crisis of the Surfside condominium collapse in [...]
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 [...]
Third Catholic church in eastern Myanmar hit by military strikesYANGON, Myanmar (CNS) — Another church in Kayah state, a Catholic stronghold in eastern Myanmar, was damaged by indiscriminate shelling by the military. Military fire hit Our Lady, Queen of Peace [...]
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 [...]
Advocate: S. Carolina approval of firing squad, electric chair ‘chilling’WASHINGTON (CNS) — The passage of a bill by South Carolina lawmakers in early May to restart executions after 10 years and to add death by firing squad or electric [...]
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 [...]
Pope chooses theme for July 25 World Day for Grandparents and the ElderlyVATICAN CITY (CNS) — To express the closeness of God and of the church to every older person, Pope Francis has chosen “I am with you always” from the Gospel [...]
Nearly a year after Beirut blast: ‘We are bleeding, help is needed’BEIRUT (CNS) — Nearly a year after the blast at the Beirut port, the memory of that night is still so vivid.Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui, located about a half-mile from the [...]
Love on pilgrimage: The poetry of Angela Alaimo O’DonnellIn the introduction to her book “Andalusian Hours: Poems from the Porch of Flannery O’Connor” (Paraclete Press, 2020), Angela Alaimo O’Donnell recounts how “at least one reader” asked “whether it [...]
Priest-poet cites hospitality as key to address social tensionJesuit Father Joseph Brown wields a lot of influence in a creative medium he regards as a form of play.Father Brown, professor of Africana studies at the Southern Illinois University [...]

Pope will lead Angelus, not Mass, on world day for elderly

Pope will lead Angelus, not Mass, on world day for elderly

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican press office said Pope Francis, who had colon surgery [...]

Faith and family help Olympian live his dream amid hardship, heartbreak

Faith and family help Olympian live his dream amid hardship, heartbreak

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — June 26 was a day of excruciating waiting for Joe Schroeder. It was [...]

Cardinal calls for action on implementing Amazon synod

Cardinal calls for action on implementing Amazon synod

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Nearly two years after the conclusion of the Synod of Bishops [...]

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

NEW YORK (CNS) — Silly and ponderous, yet morally interesting, the action adventure “Snake Eyes: [...]

Congress urged to be ‘courageous,’ pass comprehensive immigration bill

Congress urged to be ‘courageous,’ pass comprehensive immigration bill

WASHINGTON (CNS) — At a Capitol Hill media event July 21, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory [...]

Ethiopian bishops say it is not too late to stop the war in Tigray

Ethiopian bishops say it is not too late to stop the war in Tigray

NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — Expressing compassion and solidarity with the people affected by war in [...]

UPDATE: Olympic hopeful says Catholic high school ‘pushed me to do everything’

UPDATE: Olympic hopeful says Catholic high school ‘pushed me to do everything’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — Coming into this track and field season, Adreanna Parlette was trying [...]

Catholic school’s lawsuit against mask mandate goes to federal court

Catholic school’s lawsuit against mask mandate goes to federal court

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A Catholic school in Lansing, Michigan, and two school parents are suing [...]

Fund envisioned to encourage Christians to remain in beleaguered Lebanon

Fund envisioned to encourage Christians to remain in beleaguered Lebanon

ZAHLÉ, Lebanon (CNS) — Christian advocates in Lebanon are urging that a special fund be [...]

Polish nuns killed by Soviet army as World War II ended showed courage

Polish nuns killed by Soviet army as World War II ended showed courage

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — Ten Polish nuns have been approved for beatification as martyrs 76 [...]