Pope to young people: Friendship with Jesus leads to love, not propaganda
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — True disciples of Christ listen to and understand others, and they always speak the truth, even in the presence of…
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Men, women in the law can be ‘architects of hope’ to nation, cardinal says at Red Mass
byBy Mark Zimmermann / Catholic Standard, OSV News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — At the Red Mass celebrated on the day before the Supreme Court’s new…
Proclaiming the Gospel includes welcoming migrants, pope says at Jubilee
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The joint celebration of the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions…
Pope Leo XIV prays for victims of deadly earthquake in central Philippines
by(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV said prayers for victims of a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the central part of the Philippines that killed…
In North Carolina, ‘we got through the first year’ after Helene, ‘but we’re not over it’
byASHEVILLE, N.C. (OSV News) — A year after Helene devastated Western North Carolina, signs of recovery are everywhere — from rebuilt roads and bridges,…
Elderly are a gift, blessing to be welcomed, pope says
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Getting old is part of the wonder of creation and is a sign of hope, Pope Leo XIV said. “Instead…
Migrants, refugees are often models of hope and faith, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden , Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Migrants and refugees often are “privileged witnesses of hope through their resilience and…
Why St. Thérèse continues to inspire believers today — especially those who suffer
byBy Katarzyna Szalajko, OSV News WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) — As her relics start to tour the U.S. and more than 125 years after…
World must come together to fight climate change, Pope Leo says
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — People of faith cannot love God while despising his creatures, and people cannot…
US bishops’ president begs Americans to see Christ ‘in every person,’ reject political violence
by(OSV News) — Five years after the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical on fraternal love, and amid a rise in political violence, the leader…