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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has approved a fourth pathway to possible sainthood -- giving one’s life in a heroic act of loving service to others.
St. John School’s Mercy Christian Witness Award was recently awarded to Maria Roblero-Vasquez and Christian Smith of Hot Springs. (Photo)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A standing-room-only crowd of young black Catholics in a frank session that lasted more than two hours told bishops, priests, and women and men religious why they stay in the Church, what threatens to drive them away and that they want a stronger voice from Church officials for the Black Lives Matter movement.
WASHINGTON -- As chapels go, the simple structure on property owned by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ congregation in Columbia, Pa., is not much.
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The president of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference and two committee chairmen condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the fatal shooting of two Israeli police officers July 14 in Jerusalem’s Old City near some of the world’s holiest sites.
NEW DELHI (CNS) -- Yemen’s foreign minister told Indian officials that Salesian Father Thomas Uzhunnalil, kidnapped in Yemen last year, is still alive, and efforts to trace him continue.
VATICAN CITY -- To understand the current situation in Iraq -- the evolving and complex conflicts there, and the fear and resilience of its Christians -- one has to understand its past, which is often ignored or unknown in the West, said a former papal representative to the country.
VATICAN CITY -- U.S. politics have become increasingly colored by an apocalyptic world view, promoted by certain fundamentalist Christians, that fosters hatred, fear and intolerance, said an influential Jesuit magazine.
The July 4th weekend marked a unique gathering in Orlando, Fla. More than 3,600 Catholics, including more than 150 bishops, engaged in a conversation called the Convocation of Catholic Leaders. Teams from most dioceses across the country came together in an effort to move forward with the “missionary transformation” that Pope Francis envisioned in “Evangelii Gaudium.” (Understanding our Church, Seeds of Faith)
“If I could ask Jesus one question, I would ask him how I got so lucky. Since birth, I have had ...” (Youthspeak, Seeds of Faith)
If your daughter has a subscription to Teen Vogue, I would strongly urge you to cancel it. Immediately. (Columns)
The final version of President Trump’s travel ban will not be determined until the U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes this fall. Until then it allowed a portion of the ban to go forward. (Editorial)
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