IMAGE: CNS photo/Pascal Rossignol, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis offered his help to the people of Nice in a surprise phone call following a deadly attack during Bastille Day celebrations, said the head of … Continue reading →

IMAGE: CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review By Jennifer Brinker ST. LOUIS (CNS) — Since its release in the United States July 6, Pokemon Go has quickly become a cultural phenomenon. In the first week, the mobile game attracted nearly … Continue reading →

IMAGE: CNS photo/Jonathan Bachman, Reuters By BATON ROUGE, La. (CNS) — Baton Rouge Bishop Robert W. Muench renewed a call for a diocesan-wide week of prayer, fasting and reflection after the latest fatal shootings in the city, which this time … Continue reading →

IMAGE: CNS/Nancy Wiechec By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The threat of being pulled over by police and arrested for something that even “hinted of going beyond the status quo,” was very real to retired Bishop John H. Ricard of … Continue reading →

IMAGE: CNS/Nancy Wiechec By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The threat of being pulled over by police and arrested for something that even “hinted of going beyond the status quo,” was very real to retired Bishop John H. Ricard of … Continue reading →

By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Remembering the victims of the tragic terrorist attack in Nice, France, Pope Francis prayed that God may give comfort to grieving families and foil the plans of those who wish to harm … Continue reading →

IMAGE: CNS photo/Carlo Allegri, Reuters By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Father Bryan Massingale, a priest of the Milwaukee Archdiocese and well-known theologian, knows what it’s like to be watched by police. He said that as a black man there … Continue reading →

IMAGE: CNS/Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis condemned the attack on Bastille Day Celebrations in France, calling it an act of “blind violence.” The pope expressed his “deep sorrow” and “spiritual closeness” with the French … Continue reading →

By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — The week had been emotionally draining at the predominantly black parish in Oakland, California. Along with the rest of the country, they had felt the weight of two more fatal shootings of black men … Continue reading →

IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A mobile medical unit donated by the Vatican tours Rome’s peripheries, offering free health care to those in need. A local volunteer association of doctors, health care professionals and medical … Continue reading →