Eucharist is bread of sinners, not reward of saints, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — People’s hearts and the entire church must be wide open to wonder and devotion to…
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With children’s prayers nearby, bishops try to tackle immigration
byBy Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service MUNDELEIN, Ill. — Prayers, the kind only a child can make, were on display on a table of…
Canadian Catholic leaders express sorrow over deaths of Indigenous children
byCatholic News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Archbishop J. Michael Miller of Vancouver said he was “filled with deep sadness” after learning of the…
With world still in knots, pope turns to Mary with prayers
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Reaching the finish line of a monthlong rosary marathon, Pope Francis again turned to Mary,…
Rosary marathon to end with prayers that Mary undo ‘knots’ tied by COVID-19
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will conclude the Catholic Church’s monthlong rosary marathon with special prayers to Mary,…
Community still feels impact of Floyd’s murder, related events a year later
byBy Joe Ruff, Catholic News Service ST. PAUL, Minn. —Lift each other up in the midst of trauma, poverty and injustice. That’s the simple…
Myanmar cardinal calls for peace after church bombing
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service ROME — Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, pleaded for an end to violence after a deadly…
Pope asks all Catholics to step up commitment to saving creation
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — To help lead the world’s Catholics along a journey of intensified action in caring for…
Authorities in northern China arrest underground bishop, priests
byCatholic News Service HONG KONG — Authorities in northern China have arrested a Vatican-appointed Catholic bishop, his seven priests and 10 seminarians in what…
Bishop says ‘salvation of souls’ is his motivation on abortion, Communion
byBy Julie Asher, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — It’s “a fair question,” said Bishop James S. Wall of Gallup, New Mexico, to ask whether…