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Catholic officials say Hurricane Michael sets new bar for disaster relief
IMAGE: CNS photo/Terray Sylvester, Reuters By Tom Tracy MIAMI (CNS) — Yirca Salazar, a quality assurance specialist for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, was just a toddler when 1992’s Category-5 Hurricane Andrew left a trail of destruction south of Miami. But Salazar doesn’t remember much about that historic …
Pope calls for new alliance between young, old to change the world
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With the launch of a new book, Pope Francis is calling for a new alliance — between young and old — to change the world. In an effort to counteract today’s "culture of waste" that too easily marginalizes or …
U.S. cardinal: Abuse crisis discussed at synod, will top bishops’ agenda
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While the clerical sexual abuse crisis did not dominate discussions at the Synod of Bishops, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston said it was discussed, and everyone in the room clearly believed the crisis has to be dealt with. …
Synod members ‘share the journey’ with migrants, refugees
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Honduran Bishop Jose Antonio Canales of Danli said that, given what is going on in his country and throughout Central America, he had to walk in the "Share the Journey" campaign of Caritas Internationalis. The 1.5-mile walk Caritas …
Update: Response to sexual abuse crisis tops agenda for USCCB fall meeting
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — The firestorm surrounding the clergy sex abuse crisis and the way some bishops handled allegations of abuse against priests will be an important part of the agenda of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall general assembly. The bishops have …
Synod groups on sexuality: Church welcomes all, calls all to conversion
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — No one is excluded from the love of God or from being welcomed into the Catholic Church, but God’s love and the church’s welcome also come with a call to conversion, said the English-language groups at the Synod of Bishops. Young people need …
Smith dinner’s tone lighthearted, but abuse crisis not ignored in remarks
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz By Beth Griffin NEW YORK (CNS) — In the current toxic environment where political rivals describe each other as “evil” and “enemies,” it is imperative to remember that in America, “our political opponents are not evil, they are just our opponents,” according to Ambassador Nikki …
Response to sexual abuse crisis tops agenda for USCCB fall assembly
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — The firestorm surrounding the clergy sex abuse crisis and the way some bishops handled allegations of abuse against priests will be an important part of the agenda of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall general assembly. The bishops have …
Scalabrini shelter in Guatemala swamped by Hondurans seeking safety
IMAGE: CNS photo/Luis Echeverria, Reuters By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) — A Scalabrini migrant shelter in Guatemala City has served 1,700 Hondurans heading north as part of a caravan seeking to reach the U.S. border. Carlos Lopez, a shelter official, told Catholic News Service the Scalabrini facility in Guatemala …
Synod about learning from Christ, not producing document, bishop says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Anne Condodina VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The point of the Synod of Bishops on young people is not primarily to produce a document, but instead is to learn from Christ how to “bring God’s mercy into the world,” Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, …