By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Closing doors to immigrants and refugees is not the answer — in fact, it only helps encourage the crime of human trafficking, Pope Francis said. “The only way for resolution is through solidarity,” … Continue reading
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Final resting place: Vatican releases instruction on burial, cremation
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Professing belief in the resurrection of the dead and affirming that the human body is an essential part of a person’s identity, the Catholic Church insists that the bodies of … Continue reading
Pope: The kingdom of God grows through meekness, not rigidity
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY — God’s kingdom is not a well-organized structure where only strict adherents of the law can enter but a path that is walked upon every day with meekness and docility, Pope Francis said. Christians … Continue reading
Rangers help keep visitors safe, teach nature, history in must-see parks
IMAGE: CNS/Nancy Wiechec By Nancy Wiechec GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (CNS) — Kristen Dragoo came to Grand Teton National Park in 2002 for a college internship and never left. Armed with a degree in natural resources and environmental management, … Continue reading
Nuncio at border Mass prays for an end to barriers that separate people
IMAGE: CNS/Nancy Wiechec By Nancy Wiechec NOGALES, Ariz. (CNS) — The apostolic nuncio to the United States celebrated Mass at the U.S.-Mexico border Oct. 23 offering prayers to break down the barriers that separate people. Archbishop Christophe Pierre faced the … Continue reading
Pope tells Jesuits to walk to peripheries, be open to future
IMAGE: CNS/Itua Egbor, SJ By Carol Glatz ROME (CNS) — Pope Francis, speaking both as pope and a Jesuit, asked members of the Society of Jesus to continue to journey to where Christ is most needed, and always ask God … Continue reading
Pope expresses shock over cruelty waged against innocent Iraqis
By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As a military operation in northern Iraq fights to wrest control of areas held by retaliating Islamic State forces, Pope Francis criticized the “cruelty” and heinous violence waged against innocent civilians. He … Continue reading
Gloves come off at 71st annual Al Smith Dinner in New York
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz By Beth Griffin NEW YORK (CNS) — When Donald J. Trump stepped over yet another invisible line of the contentious presidential race Oct. 20, many of the 1,500 people at 71st annual dinner of the … Continue reading
Fighting over liturgy distorts purpose of Mass, papal liturgist says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When a choir director and parish priest differ over liturgical music, the choir should follow in good faith the wishes of the priest for the sake of unity, said the … Continue reading
Papal summer residence opens to the public for the first time
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — Pope Francis is throwing open the doors to the papal apartment — including the bedroom where popes have slept — in the Apostolic Palace at Castel Gandolfo. The … Continue reading
