IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By David Agren SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (CNS) — Pope Francis warned against moves to diminish the importance of the family, peppering his talk with anecdotes and off-the-cuff remarks that kept a packed soccer stadium … Continue reading
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At El Paso church, people pray day and night for pope in Mexico
IMAGE: CNS/Nancy Wiechec By Nancy Wiechec EL PASO, Texas (CNS) — In Segundo Barrio, people having been praying day and night for Pope Francis since he set foot in Mexico. Kneelers were set in front of a figure of the … Continue reading
Scalia dies at 79; was longest-serving justice on current Supreme Court
IMAGE: CNS photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died of apparent natural causes Feb. 13 while in Texas on a hunting trip, once said in an interview that while he took his Catholic … Continue reading
'Tatic Francis' affirms Mexico's indigenous people in visit to Chiapas
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (CNS) — Paying homage to the culture and ancient wisdom of Mexico’s indigenous peoples, Pope Francis urged them to hold on to hope and condemned those who exploit … Continue reading
In crime-plagued periphery, pope preaches conversion
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ECATEPEC, Mexico (CNS) — Pope Francis began his travels to Mexico’s “peripheries” by visiting an overcrowded, sprawling settlement known internationally as a hunting ground for girls to force into prostitution and for boys to … Continue reading
Pope makes long-awaited visit to Our Lady of Guadalupe
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis fulfilled his much-desired wish to pray in silence before the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe After celebrating the first Mass of his papal trip to … Continue reading
Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court justice, dies
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court, died of apparent natural causes at a resort in West Texas Feb. 13. He was 79. Scalia, a Catholic, was … Continue reading
Pope Francis tells Mexican bishops be unified, speak out on tough issues
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis demanded forceful denunciations of drug violence in Mexico from the country’s bishops, who have preferred timid pronouncements instead of speaking prophetically on a tragedy that has claimed more … Continue reading
Fight corruption, work for common good, pope tells Mexican officials
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis told Mexico’s president and government officials that the country’s future can be bright only if government and business leaders put an end to a culture of “favors” for … Continue reading
Talk to new bishops does not change guidelines on abuse, Vatican says
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A talk given to new bishops during a Vatican-sponsored course does not represent new guidelines on the church’s response to abuse against minors by religious, a Vatican spokesman said. A 44-page report authored … Continue reading
