New U.S. nuncio worked in Mexico during a difficult period
MEXICO CITY (CNS) - Archbishop Christophe Pierre represented the Vatican in Mexico for nearly a decade, a time defined by a drug war, a delicate period of domestic politics and the election of a pope whose pastoral approach and church vision appears at odds with many in the Mexican Catholic hierarc...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Observers say apostolic exhortation can help church model mercy to families
WASHINGTON (CNS) - Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on love and the family invites the church to see the daily struggles of families as an opportunity to encounter people the way Jesus encountered people with mercy throughout his life, Catholic observers said. Because of its length -- 256 pages...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Share truth of family with mercy, help those struggling, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The same mercy and patience that are essential for building a strong family must be shown to those whose families are in trouble or have broken up, Pope Francis said in his highly anticipated postsynodal apostolic exhortation. The document, "'Amoris Laetitia' (The Joy of Love),...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Governments, agencies scramble to curb explosion in U.S. opiate use
WASHINGTON (CNS) - "Religion is the opiate of the masses," German philosopher Karl Marx is famously credited with writing in the 19th century. If it ever was true, it's not anymore. In the United States today, opiates themselves are the opiates of the masses. It used to be that heroin was the opiat...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Pope Francis: Share truth of family with mercy, help those struggling
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The same mercy and patience that are essential for building a strong family must be shown to those whose families are in trouble or have broken up, Pope Francis said in his highly anticipated postsynodal apostolic exhortation. The document, "'Amoris Laetitia' (The Joy of Love),...Read full story »
Friday, April 08, 2016
Papal titles/Status of last rites
Q. A Protestant friend asked me recently why Catholics sometimes refer to the pope as "His Holiness." He wondered whether this is meant to imply that the pope is in essence holy. I had to admit that I had no idea. Can you enlighten me? What is the origin of that title? (Sioux City, Iowa) ...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 06, 2016
God excludes no one from his love; offers mercy, not hate, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Jesus brought humanity God's merciful, saving love, not hatred and animosity, Pope Francis said. "Jesus makes visible a love open to everyone -- nobody excluded -- open to everyone without bounds," he said at his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square April 6. The pope a...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 06, 2016
Pope Francis breaks record on Instagram
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - With a simple tap, Pope Francis joined Instagram and quickly set a record for gaining 1 million followers. The launch of the "Franciscus" account March 19, the feast of St. Joseph and the third anniversary of the formal inauguration of his papacy, was preceded by huge media cov...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 06, 2016
Court's order in contraceptive case could be way to avoid tie decision
WASHINGTON (CNS) - Immediately after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Zubik v. Burwell March 23 challenging the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive requirement, the second-guessing began about how the court will rule. The 108-page transcript of the arguments was gleaned for hardly obscure...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 06, 2016
Pope to release document on the family April 8
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Vatican has set April 8 for the release of "Amoris Laetitia" ("The Joy of Love"), Pope Francis' reflection on the family and family life. The document, subtitled "On Love in the Family," will be...
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Thursday, March 31, 2016
