Mar 8, 2018 | Latest news, US & World
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mass isn’t a paid arrangement for salvation but rather the commemoration of Christ’s sacrifice of his life, given freely to all, Pope Francis said. Christians can make a silent prayer...
Feb 6, 2018 | Latest news, US & World
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics should use the season of Lent to look for signs and symptoms of being under the spell of false prophets and of living with cold, selfish and hateful hearts, Pope Francis said. Together with...
Jan 30, 2018 | Latest news, US & World
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Priests and bishops need to model themselves after Jesus, who never posted inconvenient office hours or shied away from people and their problems, Pope Francis said in a morning homily. “Jesus...
Jan 25, 2018 | Latest news, US & World
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — When different Christian churches recognize the validity of one another’s baptisms, they are recognizing that God’s grace is at work in them, Pope Francis said. “Even when differences separate us,...
Jan 10, 2018 | Latest news, US & World
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The silence that precedes the opening prayer at Mass is an opportunity for Christians to commend to God the fate of the church and the world, Pope Francis said. Departing from his prepared text at his...
Jan 10, 2018 | Latest news, US & World
By Jane Chambers Catholic News Service SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) — The playground at the Salesian-run school is filled with children in brightly colored swimsuits, laughing and screaming as young Catholic volunteers spray them with water in the 100-degree summer sunshine....
Jan 4, 2018 | Latest news, US & World
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Fear and the shame of admitting one’s own sins leads to pointing fingers and accusing others rather than recognizing one’s own faults, Pope Francis said. “It’s difficult to admit being guilty, but it...
Dec 21, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news, US & World
By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Bernard F. Law, who resigned as archbishop of Boston when it became clear he had knowingly transferred priests accused of sexually abusing children, made mistakes as all people do, Cardinal Angelo Sodano said at...
Dec 21, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news, US & World
By Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians have good reason to be joyful and should let it shine in their faces rather than sport sad, pessimistic looks, Pope Francis said. Although “the root of Christian joy” lies in the fact that...
Dec 21, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news, US & World
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Head to confession so Christmas can be a time of peace in your hearts, Pope Francis told Vatican employees and their families. “Yesterday I went to confession for Christmas … and it did me good,” he told the...
Dec 15, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news, US & World
By Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christmas joy expressed through music brings a message of peace and brotherhood for those most in need, Pope Francis said. Meeting with organizers and artists participating in a benefit Christmas...
Dec 14, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news, US & World
By Jane Chambers | Catholic News Service SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) — For Estefania, an inmate at San Joaquin women’s prison, the hardest part of being jailed is not being able to live with her son. “Like most of the women here, I was caught trafficking drugs. It is easy...
Dec 14, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news, Uncategorized, US & World
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — With so much suffering, poverty and exploitation in the world, missionary work must also include reaching out to people whose hearts are closed to receiving immigrants and refugees, Pope Francis told Jesuits in...
Dec 13, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun December 14, 2017
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Italian and English translations of the “Our Father” can give believers the wrong impression that God can and does lead people into temptation, Pope Francis said. The Italian bishops’ television channel,...
Dec 7, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news, US & World
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ committees on international policy and on migration urged President Donald Trump Dec. 5 to reconsider his decision to withdraw the United States from the U.N. process to develop a...