Father Jim Khoi asked for prayers for Nina Pham, a Dallas nurse who grew up in the parish and is now in the news as the first person known to have contracted the Ebola virus in the U.S.
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Questions Being Raised About JP II’s Writings
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) – Less than six months after St. John Paul II was canonized, questions are being raised about a book of lectures he penned as a young priest in his Polish homeland.
Synod Shifts Emphasis on Moral Issues
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In strikingly conciliatory language on situations contrary to Catholic teaching, an official midterm report from the Synod of Bishops on the family emphasized calls for greater acceptance and appreciation of divorced and remarried Catholics, cohabitating couples and homosexuals.
Philippine General Orders Chaplains to Pray Rosary for Pope’s Safety
The head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Oct. 13 ordered all military chaplains to dedicate their daily rosary for the safe visit of Pope Francis to their country in January.
Pope: If Law Does Not Lead People to Jesus, It Is Dead
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – God’s laws are meant to lead all people to Christ and His glory, and if they do not, then they are obsolete, Pope Francis said in a morning homily.
Pope Urges Selectivity in Choosing Seminarians
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Many of the problems in the Church today come from accepting men who are unsuitable for the priesthood, Pope Francis told the Congregation for Clergy.
Threats to Pope’s Life Are Real
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) – A Philippine security analyst said the country should take “very, very seriously” the threat of Islamic State fighters on Pope Francis’ life, especially during his visit there in January.
Vatican Says ISIS Must Be Stopped with Force
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Extremist groups in the Middle East, including the “Islamic State,” must be stopped with sanctioned military force and through dialogue, said a Vatican statement.
Talk at Synod Is Frank
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis opened the first working session of an extraordinary Synod of Bishops Oct. 6, urging participants to speak fearlessly and listen humbly during two weeks of discussion of the “pastoral challenges of the family.”
Vatican Media Aims to Spread the Word
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A new papal commission is looking at how Vatican media outlets can better communicate the Church’s message “of healing, of love, of hope, and of generosity of spirit,” said the panel’s leader.