IMAGE: CNS photo/Daniel Reinhardt, EPA By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Heads of states at the U.N. climate change conference in Paris must do everything possible to mitigate the effects of both climate change and poverty “for the … Continue reading
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In Rome or at home, Catholics urged to take part in Year of Mercy
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Whether in Rome or at home, Catholics will have a variety of ways to take part in the Year of Mercy. The Pontifical Council for the Promotion of New Evangelization, the office organizing … Continue reading
Advent's focus is waiting for Christmas but also includes lots of feasts
IMAGE: CNS photo/Lisa Johnston By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although the four weeks of Advent focus on waiting for Christmas, the church does not just sit around and wait for the main event. It celebrates plenty of major feasts … Continue reading
Gentle revolution: Pope wants Year of Mercy to tenderly transform world
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis planned the Year of Mercy and the opening of the Holy Door, he did not mean to give the starting signal for a frenzied wave of pilgrims to Rome. More … Continue reading
Through thick and thin: Pope urges youths to read the Bible
IMAGE: CNS By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said his Bible is old, beat up and worth more to him than anything money can buy. “If you saw my Bible, you would not be impressed,” he wrote … Continue reading
San Bernardino bishop urges prayers for unity, healing after shootings
IMAGE: CNS/Reuters By SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (CNS) — San Bernardino Bishop Gerald R. Barnes urged people to pray for unity and healing after the mass shooting in San Bernardino Dec. 2 that left 14 people dead and 17 others wounded. … Continue reading
Action plan offers Catholics down-to-earth ideas to implement encyclical
IMAGE: Georgia Bulletin Photo By Michael Alexander By Andrew Nelson CONYERS, Ga. (CNS) — Mimi Soileau goes nearly weekly to see what vegetables are ripe to be plucked from garden beds beside her parish church, St. Pius X. Time spent … Continue reading
Seoul Archdiocese launches prayer movement for North Korean parishes
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese o By SEOUL, South Korea (CNS) — To mark the 70th anniversary of the division of Korea and the Year of Mercy, the Archdiocese of Seoul launched a prayer movement, “North Korean Church in My Heart.” … Continue reading
National Geographic magazine's cover story reveals Mary's appeal
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Maureen Orth, a special correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine who has written about music icons, world leaders and Hollywood celebrities, tackled a completely different subject for National Geographic magazine: the … Continue reading
MRS director says refugee screening process is thorough, keeps U.S. safe
IMAGE: CNS photo/Georgi Licovski, EPA By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — The extensive vetting process that all refugees undergo before arriving in the United States “screens out any possible threat of terrorism,” said the executive director of the U.S. bishops’ … Continue reading
