IMAGE: CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World By Joyce Duriga CHICAGO (CNS) — Dana Mentgen donned six layers of clothing and made the trek downtown to Chicago’s Federal Plaza Jan. 17 because he felt it was important to witness for … Continue reading
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Don't be afraid to show concern, fight poverty, pope tells global leaders
IMAGE: CNS photo/Adam Warzawa, EPA By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Don’t be afraid of acting fairly and compassionately toward the poor, Pope Francis said in a written message to global business leaders attending the World Economic Forum in … Continue reading
No one is excluded from the mercy of God, pope says at audience
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christians are called to work together in order to be a visible sign that God’s mercy excludes no one, Pope Francis said during his general … Continue reading
With new initiative, Knights aim to work more closely with parishes
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz By Liz O’Connor LEVITTOWN, Pa. (CNS) — The Knights of Columbus has announced an initiative designed to bring the Knights into closer cooperation with parishes. Changes were noted in an address delivered by Supreme Knight … Continue reading
Pope to migrants: Do not be robbed of hope, joy of living
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Welcoming thousands of migrants and refugees to the Vatican for their own Year of Mercy celebration, Pope Francis urged them to resist everything that would rob them of hope and joy. “Each … Continue reading
Church leaders condemn new vandalism at two Christian sites in Jerusalem
By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) — One week after a Christian cemetery was desecrated outside of Jerusalem, two more Christian sites were vandalized in the city. Several anti-Christian slogans in Hebrew were discovered scrawled along the walls of the Benedictine … Continue reading
Dialogue, remembrance, peace highlighted as pope visits synagogue
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — While the Catholic Church affirms that salvation comes through Jesus, it also recognizes that God is faithful and has not revoked his covenant with the Jewish people, Pope Francis said. Interrupted … Continue reading
March for Life Jan. 22
Annually hundreds of thousands of people make a pilgrimage to Washington, D.C. to speak up for the right to life of the defenseless, especially those in the sanctuaries of their mothers’ wombs. Part of this yearly pilgrimage is the ‘Vigil … Continue reading
Doors of Mercy officially opened at Cathedral
“In our parishes, communities, associations and movements, in a word, wherever there are Christians, everyone should find an oasis of mercy.” — Pope Francis, Misericordae Vultus 12 MUNHALL, PA — Officially opening the Jubilee Year of Mercy in the Archeparchy … Continue reading
On Faith, Hope, and Freedom in a Time of Fear
As Christians and Americans we give thanks that the United States has welcomed the hard journeys of millions, our families among them, who found here a new home. Let us do the same now, and so be true to our … Continue reading
