Update: Jesus’ love does not use labels, pope tells young detainees in Panama
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Just like the Pharisees, many today shun Jesus’ merciful love toward sinners and prefer to use labels that stigmatize a person’s past, present and future, Pope Francis said. Speaking to young detainees at a penitential liturgy in Las …
Update: Jesus’ love does not use labels, pope tells young detainees in Panama
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Just like the Pharisees, many today shun Jesus’ merciful love toward sinners and prefer to use labels that stigmatize a person’s past, present and future, Pope Francis said. Speaking to young detainees at a penitential liturgy in Las …
Update: Jesus’ love does not use labels, pope tells young detainees in Panama
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Just like the Pharisees, many today shun Jesus’ merciful love toward sinners and prefer to use labels that stigmatize a person’s past, present and future, Pope Francis said. Speaking to young detainees at a penitential liturgy in Las …
Search for Christian unity is making progress, Vatican official says
IMAGE: CNS/Giampiero Sposito By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite some new tensions, "practically the whole of Christianity is in a process of advancing beyond the controversies and competition of the past, toward greater understanding, trust and solidarity," said Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting …
Search for Christian unity is making progress, Vatican official says
IMAGE: CNS/Giampiero Sposito By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite some new tensions, "practically the whole of Christianity is in a process of advancing beyond the controversies and competition of the past, toward greater understanding, trust and solidarity," said Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting …
Search for Christian unity is making progress, Vatican official says
IMAGE: CNS/Giampiero Sposito By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite some new tensions, "practically the whole of Christianity is in a process of advancing beyond the controversies and competition of the past, toward greater understanding, trust and solidarity," said Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting …
Panama mosque offers free water to World Youth Day pilgrims
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims stopped by the Jama Mosque Jan. 24 en route to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis. "Brothers, sisters, you need water," Hashim Bhana yelled at them from under a tent that announced a …
Panama mosque offers free water to World Youth Day pilgrims
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims stopped by the Jama Mosque Jan. 24 en route to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis. "Brothers, sisters, you need water," Hashim Bhana yelled at them from under a tent that announced a …
Panama mosque offers free water to World Youth Day pilgrims
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims stopped by the Jama Mosque Jan. 24 en route to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis. "Brothers, sisters, you need water," Hashim Bhana yelled at them from under a tent that announced a …
Update: World Youth Day offers glimpse of church’s diversity to Indiana pilgrims
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rhina Guidos By Rhina Guidos PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Panama City has skyscrapers, bumper-to-bumper traffic, and a population of 880,000 within the city limits — more than 1.5 million in the metropolitan area. Yet a group of pilgrims from Indiana found warmth and the diversity of the Catholic …