IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Just like the Pharisees, many today shun Jesus’ merciful love toward sinners and prefer to use labels that stigmatize a person’s past, present and future, Pope Francis said. Speaking to young detainees at a penitential liturgy in Las …

IMAGE: CNS/Giampiero Sposito By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite some new tensions, "practically the whole of Christianity is in a process of advancing beyond the controversies and competition of the past, toward greater understanding, trust and solidarity," said Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting …

IMAGE: CNS/Giampiero Sposito By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite some new tensions, "practically the whole of Christianity is in a process of advancing beyond the controversies and competition of the past, toward greater understanding, trust and solidarity," said Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting …

IMAGE: CNS/Giampiero Sposito By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite some new tensions, "practically the whole of Christianity is in a process of advancing beyond the controversies and competition of the past, toward greater understanding, trust and solidarity," said Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims stopped by the Jama Mosque Jan. 24 en route to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis. "Brothers, sisters, you need water," Hashim Bhana yelled at them from under a tent that announced a …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims stopped by the Jama Mosque Jan. 24 en route to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis. "Brothers, sisters, you need water," Hashim Bhana yelled at them from under a tent that announced a …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims stopped by the Jama Mosque Jan. 24 en route to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis. "Brothers, sisters, you need water," Hashim Bhana yelled at them from under a tent that announced a …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Rhina Guidos By Rhina Guidos PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Panama City has skyscrapers, bumper-to-bumper traffic, and a population of 880,000 within the city limits — more than 1.5 million in the metropolitan area. Yet a group of pilgrims from Indiana found warmth and the diversity of the Catholic …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Young men and women in the church can bring the joy of the Gospel to the world by showing that God’s love extends to all people and excludes no one, Pope Francis said. "By your actions and your …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Young men and women in the church can bring the joy of the Gospel to the world by showing that God’s love extends to all people and excludes no one, Pope Francis said. "By your actions and your …