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Catholic leaders put local food on the line for Super Bowl matchup
IMAGE: CNS By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Super Bowl isn’t just about football. For many, it’s about the wings, chili, sliders, chips and dips consumed during the game. And for Catholic leaders of the cities from the two competing teams in this year’s matchup — San Francisco and …
In Amazon, without a priest, ‘there is a hole in the family’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey By Lise Alves SAO PAULO (CNS) — Catholics who work in the Amazon say members of small, isolated villages believe the church could be more present in their lives if it allowed the ordination of married men — a plan being considered on a limited basis …
God will be merciful to those who show mercy to others, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Gospel clearly states that God will judge people the same way they have judged others throughout their lives, so it is best to learn humility and begin showing compassion to others now, Pope Francis said. Those who strive …
Even before PBS airing, Dorothy Day film tops Amazon documentary chart
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Journey Films By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Dorothy Day, whose life was a series of seeming contradictions, might be bemused at this one: The DVD version of a documentary about her life has, more than a month before the film reaches the PBS airwaves, made it …
Bodybuilding makes priest fit for ministry; gym also place to evangelize
IMAGE: CNS photo/Courtesy Father Rafael Capo By Tim Swift BALTIMORE (CNS) — Catholic priests get asked a lot of questions, but for Father Rafael Capo one question comes up more often than not. "Hey Father, what do you bench?" Cutting an imposing figure, the 51-year-old Father Capo looks more like …
Holy Land Catholic leaders: Trump peace plan needed Palestinian input
IMAGE: CNS photo/Amir Cohen, Reuters By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) — Calling U.S. President Donald Trump’s Peace-to-Prosperity plan a "unilateral initiative," church leaders in the Holy Land said it did not give "dignity and rights" to the Palestinians. "This plan will bring no solution but rather will create more tensions …
Beatitudes are a Christian’s ID card, pope says at audience
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The beatitudes are a path to joy and true happiness mapped out by Jesus for all of humanity, Pope Francis said. "It is difficult not to be touched by these words," the pope said Jan. 29 during his …
Big hits, little-seen gems among 2019’s best movies and family films
IMAGE: CNS photo/Warner Bros By John Mulderig NEW YORK (CNS) — The year 2019 saw the release of quality films across a wide range of genres, from a comic book-based extravaganza and a family drama about a Chinese American clan to a crackerjack murder mystery. Family-friendly fare, meanwhile, saw extensions …
Catholic agencies disappointed by court’s order limiting immigrant aid
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court’s Jan. 27 order allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a new rule meant to limit immigrants’ use of government …
The Gospel is spread by joyful, not bitter Christians, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Bitter or boring evangelizers will not help the Gospel or the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said. The church and the Gospel will only "move forward with evangelizers (who are) joyful, full of life," the pope said Jan. 28. Christians …