Bishops urge Cubans to live in hope for a better future HAVANA (CNS) – In response to the “aspirations, the hopes and the frustrations of the children of God,” the bishops of Cuba urged Cubans to embrace a vision for a better future for their country. Acknowledging that Cuba has “changed in recent years” and […]
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Will Francis Offer Hope To Liberation Theology?
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis’ Sept. 11 meeting with Dominican Father Gustavo Gutierrez was an informal one, held in the pope’s residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, and not listed on his official schedule. Yet the news that Pope Francis had received the 85-year old Peruvian priest, who is widely considered […]
Neither Rain Nor Sleet…
Umbrellas are seen as people shelter from the rain as Pope Francis is pictured on a large screen leading the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sept. 15.
Ring! Ring! It’s the Pope Calling!
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Picking up the telephone and calling people out of the blue is no big deal for Pope Francis, according to a Vatican official. Msgr. Dario Vigano, director of the Vatican Television Center, said the pope told him that the many calls the journalists have brought to light are just the tip […]
Passing On the Faith
Theodore Musco, director of the Office of Faith Formation, and staff hosted two meetings for catechetical leaders on Sept. 9 at 310 Prospect Park West, Park Slope, and Sept. 10 at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston, to mark the celebration of Catechetical Sunday, Sept. 15. This […]
Future Pope Helped Save Argentine Dissidents
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – While a military-backed dictatorship in Argentina was conducting a clandestine war on suspected dissidents, then-Father Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future pope, masterminded a secret strategy to save those being targeted, according to a new book. Titled “Bergoglio’s List: Those Saved by Pope Francis; Stories Never Told,” the book also includes the […]
Pope Writes Letter to Secular Italian Paper
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Writing in one of Italy’s major secular newspapers, Pope Francis called for a “sincere and rigorous dialogue” between the Church and nonbelievers as an “intimate and indispensable expression” of Christian love. The pope’s words appeared in a 2,600-word letter published in the Sept. 11 edition of the […]
Remembering in Jamaica Estates
Principal Dorothea Breen led a 9/11 prayer service at Immaculate Conception School, Jamaica Estates. It involved ringing the Aquinas Memorial Bell with a moment of silence. Aquinas Honor Society members held the flag, candles and flowers
Windsor Terrace Students Rally ’Round Flag on 9/11
Students at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy, Windsor Terrace, gathered Sept. 11 outside Holy Name Church to remember the anniversary of the terrorist attacks that occurred 12 years ago. The ceremony was held beneath a large American flag that was draped over the main entrance to the church. Each child was given a small […]
Flushing Parish Dedicates Shrine to Filipino Saint
by Antonina Zielinska The first Filipino saint, St. Lorenzo Ruiz, now holds a prominent place in Mary’s Nativity Church, Flushing. Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto blessed the new statue of St. Lorenzo, which stands in a shrine surrounded by candles at the front of the church. “St. Lorenzo reminds us of the vocation we all have, […]