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Pope calls for respecting parents’ wishes to care for dying child
IMAGE: CNS/family handout, courtesy Featureworld By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called for respecting the wishes of a terminally ill child’s parents to accompany and care for their child “until the end.” Greg Burke, Vatican spokesman, said the pope was following “with affection and emotion” the events …
This is your moment to evangelize, convocation delegates told
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Carol Zimmermann ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) — Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl urged participants at the “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of The Gospel in America” to take a look at each other in the hotel ballroom and realize that they, as lay leaders in …
Changing landscape requires mutual accompaniment, convocation hears
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Dennis Sadowski ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) — The U.S. Catholic Church’s increasing diversity presents Catholics with the opportunity to accompany each other on the journey of faith Pope Francis envisions, a Boston College professor told delegates to the “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the …
Joy, a sign of God’s presence, is what church needs, Cardinal Dolan says
By Carol Zimmermann ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) — Catholic leaders attending the opening Mass of the “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of The Gospel in America” were urged to reflect joy — a sign of God’s presence — and not exclusively focus on the world’s problems. “A big part of …
Pope names archbishop to succeed Cardinal Muller at doctrine office
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Promoting the secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to the office of prefect, Pope Francis chose not to ask German Cardinal Gerhard Muller to serve a second five-year term in the post. The Vatican announced July 1 that the …
Looking for hope and the next generation of Latino leaders at Encuentro
By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — The sunny weather was calling many of Washington’s 20-somethings to rooftop pools, outdoor bars and bicycle rides, just as nectar calls birds to flowers, but Francisco Hernandez, 26, and Flor Diaz, 24, decided to spend the summer afternoon and early evening of June 24 …
Canadians think religion does more harm than good, latest poll says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chris Helgren, Reuters By Jean Ko Din TORONTO (CNS) — A new poll suggests more Canadians than ever believe religion does more harm than good, but even the pollsters disagree on what the numbers mean for the future of faith in the country. Ipsos Public Affairs surveyed 1,001 …
Poverty, inequality in Latin America at unthinkable levels, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Saul Martinez By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Latin America’s traditional social values of cooperation and solidarity must prevail over the societal ills that threaten the livelihood of the region’s inhabitants, Pope Francis said. The current social and economic crisis facing Latin American countries has allowed …
Faith ‘compels us’ to fight scourge of opioid crisis, says bishop
By GREENSBURG, Pa. (CNS) — Bishop Edward C. Malesic of Greensburg in a pastoral letter called the opioid crisis in this country a scourge and urged the people of his diocese to take action against it. In “A Pastoral Letter on the Drug Abuse Crisis: From Death and Despair to …
Pope to attend prayer meeting, visit children’s home in Colombia
By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Here is the detailed schedule of events planned for Pope Francis’ visit to Colombia Sept. 6-10. The schedule was released by the Vatican June 23. All times are local, with Eastern Daylight Time in parentheses: Wednesday, Sept. 6 (Rome, Bogota) — 11 a.m. (5 a.m.) …