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The Christian battle is against evil, not people, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Catholics attack other members of the church, they are hurting Christ, Pope Francis said. "Even those who are ideologists, because they want the ‘purity’ of the church, strike at Christ," he said during his weekly general audience in …
Caribbean lay consecrated missionaries building regional church
IMAGE: CNS photo/Elmo Griffith, courtesy Catholic Media Services/Catholic News, Trinidad By Laura Ann Phillips PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CNS) — A move toward local missionaries after the Second Vatican Council has transformed into consecrated laypeople serving territories within the Caribbean region. The change did not happen without bumps in the road. "It …
Catholic Extension honors Louisiana faith leader for uniting communities
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rich Kalonick, courtesy Catholic Extension By SHREVEPORT, La. (CNS) — Mack McCarter, who has spent a lifetime helping hurting communities by building "a system of caring relationships," starting in his hometown of Shreveport, is the winner of Catholic Extension’s 2019-2020 Lumen Christi Award. He was nominated by Father …
Synod members call for greater role of women, laity in ministry
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Synod participants offered several proposals to address the lack of priests in the Amazon region, including revising the formation program for candidates to the priesthood and instituting new ministries for lay men and women. According to a Vatican …
Beware of those who want God to live up to their standards, pope says
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Too many Christians today are "as long as" Christians, obeying God "as long as" God and the church meet their conditions and criteria for what is acceptable, just and righteous, Pope Francis said. The "conditions Christian," Pope Francis said, says things like: "’I …
First synod talks look at climate, priests, inculturation, Vatican says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Climate change, water resources, inculturation and indigenous practices were among the topics discussed during the first afternoon session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon. A few presentations also focused on the question of ordaining married "viri probati," …
Impeachment? Add it to the list of reasons bills are sidetracked
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — So an impeachment query in the House, and a potential trial in the Senate, want to get in the way of legislation being considered in Congress? Take a number. Advocates for several Catholic organizations interviewed by Catholic News Service said …
Indigenous bring needed diversity of expression to synod, speakers say
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People in Western countries need to see the different cultural expressions of faith that exist in other parts of the world, said some participants at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon. Panelists attending a Vatican briefing Oct. 7 …
Don’t fear what is new, Cardinal Hummes says, introducing synod topics
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Barbara J. Fraser VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With its mandate to seek "new pathways for the church and for an integral ecology," the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon follows Pope Francis’ call for the church to move forward without fear, Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes …
Justice is ‘a divine characteristic’ of God, archbishop says at Red Mass
IMAGE: CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard By Mark Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Addressing a congregation that included Supreme Court justices and law students attending the Oct. 6 Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory encouraged those involved in law to reflect …