VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Middle East, especially Iraq and Syria, are experiencing “terrorism of previously unimaginable proportions” in which the perpetrators seem to have absolutely no regard for the value of human life, Pope Francis said.
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Brooklyn Heights Parishes to Pray for Middle East Peace Oct. 26
Three Brooklyn Heights congregations will come together in a street procession to pray for peace in the Middle East this Sunday, Oct. 26. The faithful will meet at St. Charles Borromeo Church at 12:15 p.m. to begin the procession carrying the Most Blessed Sacrament. Participants will pray the rosary as they walk through the neighborhood […]
Paul VI Is Beatified
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Beatifying Blessed Paul VI at the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the family, Pope Francis praised the late pope as the “great helmsman” of the Second Vatican Council and founder of the synod, as well as a “humble and prophetic witness of love for Christ and his church.”
Pope Warns Synod About Extremism
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – After several days of animated debate over its official midterm report, the Synod of Bishops on the family agreed on a final document more clearly grounded in traditional Catholic teaching. Yet the assembly failed to reach consensus on especially controversial questions of Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried and the pastoral care of homosexuals.
Dallas Nurse with Ebola Supported by Parish Prayers
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.
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.