Pope’s calendar: From jubilee for priests to canonization of Blessed Teresa
IMAGE: CNS/EPA By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the Year of Mercy continues, Pope Francis has a full calendar of jubilee events and special Masses with priests, the sick and people who regularly perform the corporal works of mercy. The calendar of papal liturgies in June, July and …
Economy of exclusion, inequality caused growth of poverty, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — An economic vision geared solely toward profit and material well-being has led to an economy of exclusion and inequality that has increased poverty and the number of people discarded “as unproductive and useless,” Pope Francis said. The impact is …
What did Pope Francis actually say about the female deaconate?
Yesterday Pope Francis raised eyebrows around the world after declaring his openness to establishing a commission to study the female deaconate, but a careful look at his full response is less of a shocker, and points to nothing new. In fact, in addition to giving a brief summary of a …
Order in the court: ‘VatiLeaks’ trial testifies to unique legal process
IMAGE: EPA By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The latest “VatiLeaks” trial seemed to have all the makings of a classic courtroom thriller: financial scandal, secrets leaked by an insider and journalists defending their right to blow the whistle on allegations of corruption within a state that is …
Human rights degree equips students for world ahead, graduate says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Larry Burgess, University of Dayton By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Dominic Sanfilippo, one of 12 students who graduated with a degree in human rights May 8 at the University of Dayton in Ohio, said he has grown accustomed to explaining his major to people over the years. …
Pope tells women religious Vatican will study women deacons
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis told the heads of women’s religious orders from around the world that he would set up a commission to study the New Testament deaconesses and he also insisted more can and should be done to involve lay and …
Military mantra, Catholic faith drove terminally ill woman to meet the pope
IMAGE: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The military mantra of “suck it up” and an intense love for the Catholic faith drove Cheryl Tobin to reach new heights — the cupola of St. Peter’s Basilica and a personal blessing from Pope Francis. Despite having stage 4 …
Throwback Thursday: Pope John Paul II survives second assassination attempt
This history of the Church is sometimes marked by violent episodes. Such was the case 34 years ago today, May 12, 1982, when Pope St. John Paul II survived a second assassination attempt. The first attempt on Pope John Paul II’s life came a year earlier, May 13, 1981. The pontiff …
Cardinal Burke speaks at Sacred Heart Radio 15th anniversary event
Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and former Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was the keynote speaker May 11 at the Sacred Heart Radio 15th Anniversary Banquet at the Sharonville Convention Center. His Eminence spoke for 40 minutes, reflecting on the Gospel …
Philippine priest says Duterte’s win is reminder ‘people want change’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Alex Hofford, EPA By Simone Orendain MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s win in May 9 national elections was “a strong reminder that people want change,” said Father Anton Pascual, president of Radio Veritas, the country’s largest Catholic radio network. Father Pascual told Catholic News Service May …