Panama’s bishops see World Youth Day 2019 as bridge, ‘fiesta Latina’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Agencja Gazeta, Jakub Porzycki, via Reuters By Jonathan Luxmoore KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) — Panama, which will host World Youth Day in 2019, is a small country, but the head of its bishops’ conference has no doubts the church will be able to organize the event. “Panama, with its …
Teach your elders well: Pope calls youths to elevate the discourse
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Aware of the risk of being called naive or being accused of spouting platitudes, Pope Francis called on young people to model for adults the paths of mercy and respect, and then demonstrated what he meant. “Today …
‘The world is at war,’ but religions are not, pope says on way to Krakow
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO KRAKOW, POLAND (CNS) — The world, not religion, is waging a war in pieces, Pope Francis said. While it “is not at as organic” as past world wars, “it is organized and it is war,” the pope told …
Millennial Catholics, What are we waiting for?
What’s the difference between a frozen dinner and a millennial? The frozen dinner needs a couple minutes to be ready. Millennials are ready now. That’s what we tell our elders right? We say we’re ready for more responsibility at work, more money, more stuff to do. We go on about …
It’s not right to equate Islam with violence, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) — An economy that focuses on the God of money, not human beings, is the foundation of terrorism, Pope Francis said. Speaking to journalists aboard his return flight from Krakow, Poland, July 31, the pope …
Don’t tuck life away, take risks, pope tells young people
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Junno Arocho Esteves KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) — Take risks and do not let life’s obstacles get in the way of encountering the true joy and life that Jesus can give, Pope Francis told more than 1 million young people. “Don’t be afraid to say ‘yes’ …
No room for benchwarmers, make history, pope tells youths at vigil
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard By Junno Arocho Esteves KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) — Pope Francis told young people they are not called to be couch potatoes, living boring lives, but should leave their mark in history and not let others determine their future. Like a soccer match, life “only …
Pope Francis: Cruelty did not end at Auschwitz; it continues today
IMAGE: CNS photo/Agency Gazeta, Jakub Porzycki, via Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) — Humankind’s cruelty did not end with the Holocaust, but rages on in the suffering of those living through war, homelessness and persecution, Pope Francis said. “This cruelty exists today. We say: ‘Yes, we have …
‘Evangelical moment’: World Youth Day often fosters vocations
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Jonathan Luxmoore KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) — In a giant circus tent on Piastowska Street, next to the Jagiellonian University’s sports center, a rock band wound up its full-volume refrain against a dazzling background of lights and streamers. In the foreground, more than 3,000 young people …
Follow Jesus’ Way of the Cross through works of mercy, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) — By embracing the hunger, thirst and loneliness of others, young people can touch Jesus’ cross and experience the light of the resurrection, Pope Francis said. It was Jesus who chose to identify with people who suffer pain and anguish, …