IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is a time of reflection, dialogue and listening to the needs and sufferings of indigenous people, Pope Francis said. "The Holy Spirit is the primary actor in the synod. Please, do …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church’s mission in the world is to spread the fire of God’s love and must not be limited to the "’ordinary maintenance’ of those who already know the Gospel," Pope Francis said. Celebrating the opening Mass …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a ceremony to create 13 new cardinals, Pope Francis reminded new and old members of the College of Cardinals how much their ministry and service depends on their realizing how much God loves them and has been compassionate …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholics — clergy, religious and laypeople in the pews — can utilize the values of their faith to overcome the increasing fiery rhetoric emerging because of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s actions, several Catholic observers said. While watching …

IMAGE: CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald By James Ramos HUFFMAN, Texas (CNS) — The damp odor in his now-empty office. The din of dozens of ventilation fans blasting air at max speed. The slashing sound of saws tearing apart drywall. The dark, murky water still standing on roadsides. The …

IMAGE: REUTERS By Barbara J. Fraser VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis joined Amazonian church workers and indigenous people Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, to plant a tree in the Vatican Gardens. He also consecrated the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon to St. Francis. The …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Tom Fox pool via Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — A Dallas bishop said that the public forgiveness offered by the brother of a murder victim toward the person who killed him was "an incredible example of Christian love." Bishop Edward J. Burns, who heads of the …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The upcoming canonization of Blessed John Henry Newman begs the question: Do Catholic college students today even know who Cardinal Newman is? Yes and no, seems to be the answer, depending on where they go to school, …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes said the working document for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is not official church teaching, but rather a way for bishops to listen to the local church’s concerns. The working document, which …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters By Barbara J. Fraser ROME (CNS) — A series of violent events on the Amazonian border shared by Brazil and Peru has placed isolated indigenous people at risk, church workers say. Maxciel Pereira dos Santos, who worked with the Brazilian government’s National Indian Foundation, FUNAI, …