Bishop Alfonso Cabezas, C.M., has worked as missionary most of his life, first in his native Colombia, then in Africa and New York.
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Pope Will Put ‘Soul’ Into Colombia’s Peace Process
Pope Francis heads to Colombia next week for what might be the most grueling five days of his pontificate. He’ll visit four different cities, each with contrasting altitudes and climates, and each key to the messages he wants to convey.
Colombian-born Bishop Keeps Eye on Papal Visit
Just a week before Pope Francis begins his Sept. 6-11 visit to Colombia, the diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, will get a foretaste of the experience, because their new bishop is also a Colombian native.
Pope Prays for Recent Victims of Terrorism
“Let us beg the Lord, God of mercy and peace, to free the world from this inhuman violence,” Pope Francis prayed after a week of deadly terrorist attacks in Africa and Europe.
Cardinal Tells Salvadorans to Remember Their Roots
In his easy interactions with thousands of enthusiastic immigrants during a whirlwind three-day pastoral visit to the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island, Salvadoran Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez repeatedly urged people to pray, make time for family, express love and remember their roots.
New Salvadoran Cardinal On MS-13, Romero, Martyrs
The Church should be providing alternatives for young people so that they do not join street gangs such as MS13, says the new cardinal from El Salvador.
Papal Visit to Colombia Hopes to Encourage Reconciliation
Pope Francis had promised to visit Colombia once a peace accord was in place, but his visit Sept. 6-10 is less about congratulations than about consolidation.
Pope: People Are Priority Over Security
With millions of people fleeing violence, persecution and poverty around the globe, individual nations must expand options that make it possible for migrants and refugees to cross their borders safely and legally, Pope Francis said.
Vocations Are a Challenge For the Church in China
Fostering vocations to the priesthood and religious life is the “biggest challenge” for the Catholic Church in China, said Passionist Father Robert E. Carbonneau, executive director of the U.S. Catholic China Bureau.
Pope May Visit Myanmar
Pope Francis is expected to focus on trying to improve the troubles of about a million ethnic Muslim Rohingya when he visits Myanmar the last week of November.