The sign of peace at Mass has not always led to serenity among liturgists or within the congregations gathered each Sunday in Catholic churches around the world.
International News
Catholic Relief Services Responds to Gaza War
AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) – A top Catholic charity official described Gaza as a “complete catastrophe” after nearly four weeks of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas.
Pope Lifts Suspension Of Nicaragua’s D’Escoto
Pope Francis has lifted the suspension of Maryknoll Father Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, who was ordered 29 years ago to stop exercising his priestly ministry because he refused to give up his political position in Nicaragua’s Sandinista government.
Pope Takes Lunch Hour In Employees’ Cafeteria
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Taking the chef completely by surprise, Pope Francis unexpectedly showed up to eat with the Vatican’s blue collar workers at their cafeteria in the tiny city-state’s “industrial park.”
Freed Sudanese Woman Gets to Meet the Pope
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Meeting a Sudanese woman who risked execution for not renouncing her Catholic faith, Pope Francis thanked Meriam Ibrahim for her steadfast witness to Christ.
100 Years Ago – Destructive Self-Interest Led to The Outbreak of World War I
BERLIN (CNS) – As the world marks the 100th anniversary of World War I, Germany’s Catholic bishops urged efforts to overcome “destructive self-interest” and acknowledged the shared guilt of churches for the conflict, which left 16 million dead.
Former ‘Guardian’ of Christian Catacombs Dead at 85
Italian Cardinal Francesco Marchisano, 85, once the “guardian” of the early Christian catacombs of Rome and the Vatican’s priceless artworks by Michelangelo, Raphael and other masters, died July 27.
What Church Can Do For Children at Border
Many people are asking their churches and dioceses what they can do to help children crossing the border.
Koreans Await Pope’s Visit to Homeland
Less than three weeks remain before Pope Francis makes his first apostolic visit to South Korea, and excitement is building among local Koreans, especially at St. Paul Chong Ha-Sang parish, Flushing.
Theology of the Body Congress Draws Youth
More than 700 people – many of them young people – from 40 states and 12 countries gathered in Philadelphia from July 9 to 11 for the International Theology of the Body Congress.