By Kristi Anderson ST. CLOUD, Minn. (CNS) – Who was Jesus? Why do we need a pope? How were we made by God? All of these are good questions that anyone considering becoming Catholic might ask. But the questions are even more poignant when they come from a young man who grew up in a […]
As Holy Week and Easter approached, Pope Francis wanted to show his ongoing concern for people persecuted and displaced by violence in Iraq and in northern Nigeria.
Palm Sunday scenes from Myanmar to Jerusalem.
By Laura Ieraci VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The appointment of a controversial bishop in Chile was made after a careful review found no “objective reasons” to prevent Bishop Juan Barros from taking over the Diocese of Osorno, the Vatican press office said. The bishop had been accused of covering up for a priest who was […]
After terrorists attacked tourists in the famed Bardo National Museum, the head of Tunisia’s Catholic Church urged Western Catholics not to abandon his country.
The papal visit June 21-22 also will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of St. John Bosco, a 19th-century priest from the Turin region.
By Jonathan Luxmoore WARSAW, Poland (CNS) – The prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has advised bishops’ conferences not to take “doctrinal and disciplinary decisions” on issues that rightly fall under the magisterium of the church. Cardinal Gerhard Muller said that while bishops’ conferences have authority on some matters, “they don’t constitute […]
By Simon Caldwell MANCHESTER, England (CNS) – One of England’s last Catholic kings was reburied three years after his skeleton was discovered in a coffin beneath a parking lot. King Richard III – the last monarch of the Plantagenet dynasty and the last English king to die in battle – was originally buried by Franciscan […]
Pope Francis does not pretend to have a technical solution to climate change, but he does feel a responsibility to remind Christians of their obligation to safeguard creation.
“Today we are here to ponder that feminine genius, to celebrate it, to thank God for it… I am convinced that a deeper recognition and a greater appreciation of this genius is key to fighting violence against women.”
