‘Just the facts,’ pope tells reporters, commenting on news media
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MADAGASCAR (CNS) — No one really knows what the future of the news media will be, but it will have no future if reporters and the public cannot distinguish between facts and fiction, Pope Francis said. Honoring a …
Ideological fixation, not ‘loyal criticism,’ feeds possibility of schism, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MADAGASCAR (CNS) — Pope Francis told reporters he hoped and prayed the Catholic Church would not experience a new schism, but human freedom means people always have had and will have the "schism option." "I pray that there …
Memories of 9/11 attacks linger for former fire department chaplain
IMAGE: CNS/Reuters By Allyson Escobar BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) — Msgr. John Delendick, a longtime New York Fire Department chaplain who is currently pastor of St. Jude Church in Brooklyn, remembers Sept. 11, 2001, vividly. At the time of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Msgr. Delendick had just …
Florida senators ask Trump to waive visa requirements for some Bahamians
IMAGE: CNS photo/Loren Elliott, Reuters By Tom Tracy MIAMI (CNS) — In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, two Florida Republican senators have asked President Donald Trump to waive or suspend certain visa requirements for Bahamian citizens with relatives residing in the U.S. Hurricane Dorian stalled over the northern Bahamas Sept. …
Vatican calls for electoral reform, negotiations to resume in Nicaragua
IMAGE: CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters By GENEVA (CNS) — With increasing concerns worldwide about human rights violations in Nicaragua, a Vatican representative has called for an immediate return to negotiations and a rollout of reforms necessary to hold "free and transparent elections" there. "The Holy See has been following with …
Seize the Moment: Going for It in Prayer, Like a Prophet Would
I work with some amazing people. I’m talking one-of-a-kind people. Passionate. On-fire-for-the-Lord people. Honest-to-God disciples on mission. It’s rare, awesome and a complete honor. But it has also been very humbling and convicting, and it has made me realize that I have a lot of learning and growing to do. …
Indianapolis Colts’ chaplain focuses on players’ lives and faith
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy of Father Douglas Hunter By John Shaughnessy INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — As the Catholic chaplain for the Indianapolis Colts, Father Douglas Hunter has access to the training facility, the team meetings and the sidelines during games. He’s even there in the locker room when head coach Frank Reich …
South African archbishop compares nation’s xenophobia to Nazi Germany
IMAGE: CNS photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Reuters By Mwansa Pintu LUSAKA, Zambia (CNS) — Zambia’s bishops urged South African leaders to do more to stop xenophobic attacks, and a South African archbishop warned of a rising tide of hatred and violence in the country. "Xenophobia and its resultant chaos are not just …
In Profile: Becky & Gary Rogers, The Luminaries of St. Lawrence’s Performing Arts
Story & photos by M.D. Pitman Becky and Gary Rogers are indelible parts of St. Lawrence in Price Hill, and stalwart in their dedication, not only to the parish, but to the children they’ve guided for two decades in the arts. The Rogers enter their 21st season directing the St. …
Pope appoints three cardinals to help lead synod on Amazon
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring/Tyler Orsburn By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis appointed three delegate presidents for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon. The pope named as delegate presidents for the Oct. 6-27 assembly Cardinals Baltazar Porras Cardozo, 74, of Merida, Venezuela; Pedro Barreto Jimeno, 75, of Huancayo, Peru; …