Be inspired by Mary, Christ's first lay disciple, pope tells laypeople
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- During a quick morning visit to Tuscany, Pope Francis praised two lay communities there that are dedicated to living out the Gospel values of reciprocal love and cooperation. Meeting families and children who live a communal way of life in Nomadelfia, near Gr...Read full story »
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Pope: Heaven is an encounter with Jesus, not a boring waiting room
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Heaven is not an eternally dull existence but rather the completion of a journey toward a promised encounter with the Lord, Pope Francis said. Although Christians may know full well that their goal is to go to heaven, "we begin to slip" when asked, "What is...Read full story »
Friday, April 27, 2018
Pope leads prayers for inter-Korean summit
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis led thousands of people in St. Peter's Square in prayers for the success of the inter-Korean summit, scheduled for April 27. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, are scheduled to meet in Panmunjom, a village i...Read full story »
Friday, April 27, 2018
Voters organize around local concerns as 2018 election approaches
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- With widespread interest in this fall's congressional and state legislative elections, local congregations and grass-roots organizations are moving beyond traditional voter registration campaigns to engage voters in the electoral process. The efforts are geared...Read full story »
Friday, April 27, 2018
St. Grandma? Pope cites the famous and the 'saint next door'
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Naturally in a document on the Christian call to holiness, Pope Francis cited a heavenly host of saints – including some whose sainthood causes are ongoing and some who probably will never be canonized. ...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
With new document, pope shows holiness is for everyone, speakers say
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' new document, "Gaudete et Exsultate," shows that holiness is not an impossible task nor is it something to be pursued far removed from today's world, said the papal vicar for the Diocese of Rome. "The pope wants to tell us that holiness is not s...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Pope blesses statue of 10th-century Armenian saint in Vatican Gardens
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- During a brief ceremony in the Vatican Gardens, Pope Francis blessed a new statue of a 10th-century Armenian monk he had declared a "doctor of the church" in 2015. Blessing the bronze statue of St. Gregory of Narek April 5 capped off a series of morning meeti...Read full story »
Friday, April 06, 2018
Encore: Prelate calls for renewed focus on Rev. King's call to nonviolence
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The upcoming 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. prompted Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori to write a pastoral letter on the civil rights leader's principles of nonviolence. The new document comes almost three years after...Read full story »
Friday, April 06, 2018
Pope's exhortation on holiness to be released April 9
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "Rejoice and Be Glad," Pope Francis' new apostolic exhortation on "the call to holiness in the modern world," will be released April 9, the Vatican announced. The document, called "Gaudete et Exsultate" in Latin, will be presented at a Vatican news conference...Read full story »
Friday, April 06, 2018
Pope: Present in the Eucharist, Jesus transforms those who receive him
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Despite the chill and gusts of wind in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis welcomed the beginning of spring with an impromptu lesson about gardening and how to grow into being better Christians. "Does a tree or plant that is diseased bloom well? No! Does a tree...Read full story »
Friday, March 23, 2018
