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Hearing cites successes, undone work in protecting trafficking victims
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — On the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, a Jan. 15 hearing to celebrate the act cited numerous successes — including the passage of four subsequent bills to further clamp down …
Young adults make ‘deep dive’ into faith during ‘ad limina’ visit
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Supporting and supported by their bishops, 25 young adults from Minnesota and North Dakota made a pilgrimage "ad limina apostolorum" — to the threshold of the apostles — in mid-January. The delegation of women and men, single and married, …
The greater the sinner, the greater God’s love, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God shows the greatest love and compassion for the greatest sinners, Pope Francis said. The Lord "has come precisely for us sinners and the greater the sinner you are, the closer the Lord is to you because he …
God’s word can never be ‘enchained,’ pope says at audience
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A true apostle is one who continues to be a courageous and joyful evangelizer even in the face of persecution and certain death, Pope Francis said. By choosing to close the Acts of the Apostles not with St. …
Knights, New York Archdiocese and others providing aid to quake victims
IMAGE: CNS photo/Marco Bello, Reuters By PONCE, Puerto Rico (CNS) — Jose Lebron-Sanabria, a Knight of Columbus and a general insurance agent for the fraternal organization, is coordinating assistance to Puerto Ricans in the aftermath of devastating earthquakes. He led the Knights’ recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico …
Encore: Catholic schools called ‘essential, integral’ to church’s ministry
IMAGE: CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review By Sydney Clark WASHINGTON (CNS) — The mission and foundation of Catholic education are directly related to evangelization, said the head of the National Catholic Educational Association. Catholic schools are obligated to evangelize simply because that is the core and mission of the …
Love of baking, culinary skills and prayer make religious brother a winner
IMAGE: CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard By Richard Szczepanowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — The oven timer dings, alerting Capuchin Franciscan Brother Andrew Corriente the chocolate layer cake he is baking needs to be checked. A quick test with a toothpick tells him the cake needs about five more minutes in the …
Bishops visiting Holy Land get look at complexities of Gaza Strip
IMAGE: CNS photo/Marcin Mazur, Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) — In addition to a sense of isolation, young people in the Gaza Strip are experiencing an unemployment rate of 70 percent, and most see emigration as their only solution, said Archbishop Timothy Broglio of …
Former cardinal moves from Kansas friary to new location
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Theodore McCarrick, the former cardinal who was laicized by the Vatican in 2019 after numerous claims of abuse by him were substantiated, moved Jan. 3 from the Capuchin Franciscan friary in Kansas where he had been living since late 2018. McCarrick …
Seasoned musician inspires people to sing, raise voices ‘in honor of God’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rick Cothran, courtesy of Tonya Taylor-Dorsey By Gina Christian PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — With the start of the new year, a seasoned Philadelphia musician is taking on a new challenge as director of the Philadelphia Catholic Gospel Mass Choir. Tonya Taylor-Dorsey was appointed to the post by the Philadelphia …