God often chooses ‘frail, fickle’ human beings for mission, bishop says
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — The life of every Christian, and especially of every bishop, involves “a call, a response and a mission,” Bishop Michael W. Warfel of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, told his brother bishops from...
Inviting neighbors to say rosary together leads to community of prayer
By Moira Cullings | Catholic News Service OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (CNS) — It was an invitation Erin Joerger never expected to receive from a neighbor: “We’re going to watch the Super Bowl and pray the rosary before. Come over.” “I kind of...
Human Rights Watch says deportees killed after return to El Salvador
By David Agren | Catholic News Service MORELIA, Mexico (CNS) — At least 138 Salvadorans have been murdered after being sent back to their violent Central American country from the United States, according to a report from Human Rights Watch. The report, released...
Game changers: Vatican opens doors to leaders ready for finance reform
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The same day Pope Francis dedicated his general audience talk to explaining “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” high-level finance ministers and economic experts were meeting nearby to come up...
Parties working to get U.S., Russia to discuss nuclear arms reduction
By Dennis Sadowski | Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — An effort is underway through nongovernmental channels to bring U.S. and Russian negotiators together to discuss new reductions in the countries’ nuclear weapons arsenals, an official with the...
