IMAGE: CNS photo/Nacho Doce, Reuters By Jonathan Luxmoore OXFORD, England (CNS) — Catholic campaigners voiced frustration over a lack of progress at U.N. climate talks in Spain, but vowed to step up demands for firmer international action. "It’s disappointing there’s still a huge gap between what people on the streets …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Katie Rutter By Katie Rutter DAYTON, Ohio (CNS) — Each culture, if not every home, has its own unique rendition of the Nativity. The Christ child may lay on a manger made from materials as diverse as wax, blown glass, yarn, papier-mache and terra cotta. Mary might don …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Warner Bros By Mark Pattison ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CNS) — The upcoming movie "Just Mercy" "has the potential to wake up out of a slumber the part of society that either doesn’t believe the death penalty is still in practice or chooses to ignore it," according to two leaders …

IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On the eve of his 83rd birthday, Pope Francis met with a group of his peers — although many were a few years younger — and told them that "old age is a time of grace." "Grandparents, who have received …

Lincoln, Neb., Dec 13, 2019 / 12:34 pm (CNA).- Bishop James Conley announced Friday that he is taking a medical leave of absence from his ministry as Bishop of Lincoln, Neb. “I have been medically diagnosed with depression and anxiety, along with chronic insomnia and debilitating tinnitus, which is a …

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Dec 13, 2019 / 06:00 am (CNA).- Fifty years ago on Dec. 13, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was ordained a Jesuit priest in Argentina. As pope, he will celebrate his ordination anniversary Friday by honoring one of his early spiritual mentors, Fr. Miguel Angel Fiorito. Fiorito, …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Rhina Guidos By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — The ask for baby items heading to the Holy Land couldn’t be more appropriate: "swaddling clothes needed." The Gospel of Luke mentions, after all, that Mary wrapped the baby Jesus in "swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Congress was busy in 2019, but the House and Senate were often at cross purposes with each other. The Republican-led Senate spent much of its time voting on seating federal judicial nominees. By early December, 170 of them had been …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Christmas season is a time to reflect on what life is all about, Pope Francis told an international group of performers. "The time before Christmas calls us to ask ourselves, ‘What is it that I am waiting for …

By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ 2019-20 Christmas season celebrations will include the usual liturgies and traditions. Releasing the pope’s schedule Dec. 12, the Vatican said he would: — Celebrate Christmas Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 24. — Address the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s …