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Efforts to protect life include promoting disarmament, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A commitment to defending and protecting human life requires a commitment to ending wars and to promoting nuclear disarmament, Pope Francis said. "Using nuclear weapons is immoral," the pope said in a video message released Nov. 18. The video …
Having a friend who is poor will help you get to heaven, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The poor are the church’s treasure because they give every Christian a chance to "speak the same language as Jesus, that of love," Pope Francis said, celebrating Mass for the World Day of the Poor. "The poor facilitate our …
Decline in baptisms leads Quebec church to rethink children’s spirituality
IMAGE: CNS photo/Philippe Vaillancourt, Presence By Philippe Vaillancourt QUEBEC CITY (CNS) — The great doorway to growing in the Christian faith is narrowing from year to year in Quebec as baptisms have significantly declined in since 2012 and there’s no indication the trend will reverse. Confronted with a shift away …
Catechism will be updated to include ecological sins, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Anushree Fadnavis, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Following through on a proposal made at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, Pope Francis said there are plans to include a definition of ecological sins in the church’s official teaching. "We should be introducing — …
Pastoral against racism is starting conversations, healing, bishops told
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Carol Zimmermann BALTIMORE (CNS) — One year after the U.S. bishops approved their pastoral letter against racism, the document is hardly just sitting on a shelf but is the basis for listening sessions in dioceses around the country and is an educational tool for individuals, …
Tone somber at prayer vigil for those facing execution in weeks ahead
IMAGE: CNS photo/Natalie Hoefer, The Criterion By Natalie Hoefer TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (CNS) — Nearly 100 people were bathed in light as they gathered for a prayer vigil at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Terre Haute, not far from the Federal Correctional Complex. Despite the lights and bright glow, …
Cardinal urges New York bishops to find solace in St. Peter’s example
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With rumors swirling around about two of their members, the bishops of New York state reached the centerpiece of their "ad limina" pilgrimage to Rome: the tomb of St. Peter. The bishops’ early morning Mass in the grotto of …
Catholic group to start holistic addiction recovery home in Kentucky
By Perry West Lexington, Ky., Nov 14, 2019 / 03:12 am (CNA).- A Kentucky diocese is leasing a tenantless building to a Catholic charity to create a holistic recovery program for people in the area struggling with drug addictions. “It’s an exciting possibility,” said Jenny Ramsay, co-founder and director of …
Bishops hear that third-party reporting system may start in February
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Dennis Sadowski BALTIMORE (CNS) — A third-party reporting system to field sexual misconduct allegations against bishops could be in place by the end of February, an official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops told the bishops during their fall general assembly in Baltimore. The …
Bishops urged to heed pope’s call: Listen to and accompany young people
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Carol Zimmermann BALTIMORE (CNS) — The day after the U.S. bishops were encouraged at their Baltimore meeting to bring young people back to the church, they were urged to also pay more attention to and support the teens and young adults among them in parishes …