Conservationists at Vatican conference call for protecting biodiversity
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People’s attitudes toward nature as well as their economic systems and consumption habits need…
Jesus is always ready to help free people from evil, pope says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians recognize life’s great paradox that so much evil and temptation exist in the…
Cardinal ‘Fix It’: Almoner’s job is to model direct charity
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — During his visit to a center offering respite and food to refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, Cardinal Konrad…
Pope saddened by church attack in Burkina Faso, Vatican spokesman says
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis expressed his closeness to and prayers for the victims of a…
Changing landscape requires mutual accompaniment, convocation hears
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Catholic Church’s increasing diversity presents Catholics with the opportunity to accompany each other…
Papal preacher: Victory belongs to one who triumphs over self, not others
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Jesus came to the world not just to teach, but to radically change human hearts that…
Egypt’s attacks won’t stop pope’s visit for peace, says Vatican official
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Despite recent and repeated terrorist attacks against Egypt’s minority Christian communities, Pope Francis will not cancel…
Encyclical’s influence on church’s social action work continues
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical “Populorum Progressio” (“The Progress of Peoples”) institutionalized social action efforts in the U.S….
Pope offers encouragement to grass-roots organizations
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service MODESTO, Calif. — Pope Francis congratulated more than 600 representatives of grass-roots organizations for responding with mercy to…
Cardinal Dolan: If sanctuary of the womb is violated, no one is safe
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York warned that if the sanctuary of the womb is…