VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis removed U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, 66, as head of the Vatican’s highest court and named him to a largely ceremonial post for a chivalric religious order. Cardinal Burke, formerly prefect of the Apostolic Signature, will now serve as cardinal patron of the Knights and Dames of Malta. The […]
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Filipinos Still Mourn, One Year After Typhoon
by Simone Orendain TACLOBAN, Philippines (CNS) – The sun was fierce over the field of dried grass and clumps of earth marked with 3,000 small white crosses. Priests in white vestments walked along the rows of graves, sprinkling streams of holy water from plastic bottles. The blessing was part of the Catholic community’s remembrance of […]
Priest Guilty of Bishop’s Murder
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) – A Catholic priest was among five people found guilty and sentenced to death for the 2005 slaying of Italian Bishop Luigi Locati. Judge Fred Ochieng described Father Guyo Waqo as the mastermind of the plot as the eight-year trial concluded. The judge said he believed the priest recruited Mohammed Molu Bagajo, […]
Did the Pope Get What He Wanted from Synod?
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Since the end of the Oct. 5-19 Synod of Bishops on the family, news outlets have portrayed the outcome as a “setback” or “loss” for Pope Francis – even a “rebuke” to him.
Bishop Mansour: Defy Terror in Middle East
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) – Maronite Bishop Gregory J. Mansour of Brooklyn spoke to Belmont University students Oct. 22 about the need for all Christians to respond to persecution with “profound defiance,” which is markedly different from vengeful retaliation or submissive inaction.
Migration Services Gains Coveted Grant
The diocese’s Catholic Migration Services is one of only 40 organizations nationwide chosen to receive a citizenship grant from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Fleeing Christians Face An Early Harsh Winter
AINKAWA, Iraq (CNS) – Sister Habiba’s kindly face is etched with sadness as she surveyed the muddy field where dozens of tents sheltering displaced Iraqi Christians once stood.
Vatican Will Sponsor Interreligious Meeting on Traditional Marriage
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A month after closing a Synod of Bishops on the family stirred by controversy over divorce, same-sex unions and other nonmarital relationships, Pope Francis will open an interreligious conference dedicated to traditional marriage.
Pope Preaches About Hope at Cemetery Mass
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The early November feasts of All Saints and All Souls call Catholics to contemplate their ultimate destiny, hope in the eternal happiness of their beloved dead and remember the thousands of innocent people dying each day because of human evil and selfishness.
Cremation Gaining Ground in Mexico
The tradition of praying for the dead in graveyards is gradually being threatened in Mexico City, because cemetery space is becoming scarce and the local government is promoting cremation as an alternative.