IMAGE: CNS photo/Abir Sultan, EP By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) — One of the last ceremonies in which former Israeli President Shimon Peres participated as a public figure took place in the Vatican Gardens in June 2014, the last month … Continue reading
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At all-school Mass, 12,000 pray for an 'outpouring of the Holy Spirit'
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit By Jessica Trygstad ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — An estimated 12,000 students, teachers and staff of Catholic schools filled a baseball park in downtown St. Paul Sept. 22 for the first all-school Mass … Continue reading
When times are tough, rant at God, don't run from trouble, pope says
IMAGE: NS photo/L’Osservatore Romano handout via EPA By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Don’t respond to grief or anguish with pills, alcohol or avoidance, Pope Francis said in a morning homily. Figure out what is going on inside your … Continue reading
Benedictine archabbot was at golf legend's bedside when he died
IMAGE: CNS photo/Hans Deryk, Reuters By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Benedictine Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki of St. Vincent’s Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was with Arnold Palmer when the golfing great died Sept. 25 in Pittsburgh. It wasn’t the first … Continue reading
Charlotte parishioners gather for prayer service, mourn protester's death
IMAGE: CNS photo/Patricia L. Guilfoyle, Catholic Herald By Patricia L. Guilfoyle CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) — Justin Carr’s future looked bright. He had just celebrated his 26th birthday, started a new job, and was getting ready to settle down with his … Continue reading
Three Mexican priests murdered within days; motives unknown
IMAGE: CNS photo/Diario Marcha, Handout via EPA By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) — A priest abducted from his parish residence in the Mexican state of Michoacan has been found dead, the Archdiocese of Morelia confirmed Sept. 25. He was … Continue reading
Too much order in the Supreme Court? No thrills in upcoming docket
IMAGE: CNS/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The expression “in like a lion out like a lamb” turns on its head when comparing the end of the Supreme Court’s last term to the start of its new … Continue reading
Through serving, people continue to 'Walk With Francis' a year after trip
By Kelly Seegers WASHINGTON (CNS) — As Pope Francis boarded the plane after his visit to Washington a year ago, he carried with him a book containing more than 100,000 pledges that people in the Archdiocese of Washington had made … Continue reading
Vatican revises norms for examining alleged miracles
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In an effort to ensure transparency as well as historical and scientific accuracy, Pope Francis has approved revised norms for the Congregation for Saints’ Causes regarding medical consultations on … Continue reading
Palestinian Catholic chef says he expresses his identity through cooking
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Bright Stars By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — When he was a child, Bassem Hazboun loved helping his mother prepare French delicacies in their Bethlehem kitchen. But it was his father who kept trying to steer him … Continue reading
