IMAGE: CNS photo/Mark Blinch, Reuters By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Leaders and fundraisers at Catholic organizations are cautiously monitoring the level of donations and gifts as the end-of-the-year giving season approaches, hoping that the clergy sexual abuse scandal won’t negatively affect their bottom line. While most of the professionals …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Life is for loving, not amassing possessions, Pope Francis said. In fact, the true meaning and purpose of wealth is to use it to lovingly serve others and promote human dignity, he said Nov. 7 during his weekly general …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — What could have been another senseless murder in a society with too many of them already was transformed into restorative justice for the killer and healing for the victim’s parents. Kate Grosmaire and her husband, Andy, then in deacon formation, …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — The National Review Board chairman called for changes to the "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" to "make it a less ambiguous document" because despite nearly every diocese meeting its standards in third-party audits, some bishops are …

IMAGE: CNS/Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The world will not have peace without people having mutual trust and respecting each other’s word, the Vatican said as it announced Pope Francis’ 2019 World Peace Day message would focus on "good politics." "Good politics is at the service of …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Leah Millis, Reuters By Zoey Maraist ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) — When describing life-altering decisions and brave moments of selflessness, former Army Staff Sgt. and Medal of Honor recipient Ronald Shurer speaks succinctly and matter-of-factly, as if his actions were the most natural thing in the world. Why did …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — World peace must begin in individuals’ hearts and in their families by saying "no" to pride and rivalry, Pope Francis said. "When we read news about wars — think about the starvation of children in Yemen, which is a …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — In the 40 years since the U.S. bishops approved their "Pastoral Statement of U.S. Catholic Bishops on Persons With Disabilities" in 1978, the landscape for persons with disabilities has changed both within the church and within society, and largely for …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — The Mass for the feast of All Souls is "realistic, concrete" in calling Catholics to remember the people and events of their past, to consider how they live today and to hope for eternal life with God and their loved …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Jesolo Tourism Office By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Although sand castles and sculptures usually conjure up images of hot summers on the beach, the Vatican will unveil a massive Nativity scene made entirely of sand during the cold Roman winter. According to the Vatican newspaper, …