Posts In Category
National & World News
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, …
Report: Immigrant aid agencies urge end to family separation policies
IMAGE: CNS photo/Loren Elliott, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — A report from two leading faith-based agencies serving immigrants entering the United States from Mexico and Central America called on the federal government to end a policy of separating children from their families and help families comply with immigration law. The …
Pope, meeting South Korean leader, says he’s open to visiting North
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis, at a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, said he is willing to visit North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had asked Moon to tell the pope of the invitation. According to Yonhap, the …
‘Every parish, rectory in hurricane zone’ suffering, says church official
IMAGE: CNS photo/Brian Snyder, Reuters By Tom Tracy MIAMI (CNS) — The physical impact of Hurricane Michael and the anticipated recovery period for parts of the Florida Panhandle appear to be on a scale of last year’s Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, according to the church’s …