African Catholics urged to hold tight to faith, values in secular culture
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The African family, with its reverence of elders, sense of solidarity and community, and adherence to religious traditions has great gifts that need to be shared, a Louisiana bishop said Aug. 6 in addressing a group of about 300 Catholics who hail from the continent. ...Read full story »
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Mercy received must be mercy shared, pope says at audience
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- God's mercy is infectious and must be shared with others, Pope Francis said. Mercy is "a journey that departs from the heart to arrive at the hands," the pope said Aug. 10 at his weekly general audience. In his main audience talk, Pope Franc...Read full story »
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Mercy, poor at center of Blessed Teresa's canonization events
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The poor, the suffering and those who minister to them will be at the center of celebrations leading up to the canonization of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata at the Vatican. The main event -- the canonization Mass -- will begin at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 4, the Vatican a...Read full story »
Friday, August 05, 2016
Teach your elders well: Pope calls youths to elevate the discourse
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Aware of the risk of being called naive or being accused of spouting platitudes, Pope Francis called on young people to model for adults the paths of mercy and respect, and then demonstrated what he meant. "Today we adults -- we adults -- need you to teach us...Read full story »
Friday, August 05, 2016
Don't tuck life away, take risks, pope tells young people
KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) – Take risks and do not let life's obstacles get in the way of encountering the true joy and life that Jesus can give, Pope Francis told more than 1 million young people. "Don't be afraid to say 'yes' to him with all your heart, to respond generously a...Read full story »
Wednesday, August 03, 2016
A Golden Opportunity: Mater Dei grad manages social media for Rio Olympics
Samantha Dewig, a 2009 graduate of Mater Dei High School, will serve as NBC’s Social Media Manager during the 2016 Summer Olympic, which open Aug. 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After graduating from Mater Dei, Dewig attended Indiana University, earning a degree in Sports Communication in 2013....Read full story »
Wednesday, August 03, 2016
Pope pays tribute to Holocaust victims in silence, prayer
OSWIECIM, Poland (CNS) -- Sitting with head bowed and eyes closed, Pope Francis paid silent tribute to the victims of one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. The pope arrived July 29 at the Auschwitz-BirkenauNazi death camp in Oswiecim, an area now blanketed by green fiel...Read full story »
Friday, July 29, 2016
Theologians' brief in HHS mandate case might lead to compromise ruling
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Supreme Court cases, with their multiple friend-of-the-court briefs, leave extensive paper trails behind them and although these briefs might get lost in the shuffle, occasionally some stand out. In Zubik v. Burwell, the challenge to the Affordable Care Act's c...Read full story »
Friday, July 29, 2016
Stethoscope pope: By listening to youth, he hears what makes them tick
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Pope Francis goes to Poland to meet with an expected 2 million young people from around the world, he's going with a firm idea of the dreams, fears and challenges so many of them face. He knows what lies inside the hearts and minds of today's youth, not...Read full story »
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Catholics seek to change narrative of violence for denizens of Holy Land
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The event was designed to show the daily life and culture of those who live in the Holy Land, an area as beautiful and historic as it is conflict-ridden. And it did just that when one of the Palestinian Christians who was supposed to be present for a live video chat showed up la...
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Thursday, July 28, 2016
