Franciscans elect Italian as 121st successor to St. Francis of Assisi
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ROME — Members of the general chapter of the Order of Friars Minor elected Rome-born Father Massimo Fusarelli…
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Hundreds gather outside hospital to greet recovering pope
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pilgrims and well-wishers gathered at Rome’s Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis as he…
Miami archbishop, Boston cardinal, pastor offer prayers, comfort at site
byCatholic News Service SURFSIDE, Fla. — After spending time at Surfside’s informal Wall of Remembrance memorial for the victims of the Champlain Towers South…
Pope out of bed, walking after surgery at Rome hospital
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The second morning after undergoing colon surgery, Pope Francis was continuing to recover well…
Pope in ‘good condition’ after surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The morning after undergoing colon surgery, Pope Francis was in “good general condition, alert and…
Vatican, medical associations look
at ways to promote vaccination
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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The discovery of vaccines is “one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine,” but the…
Shrine welcomes treasured items that
belonged to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic News Service EMMITSBURG, Md. (CNS) — The faded black bonnet with its gently ruffled frill once framed the face…
When faith, science work together,
people come closer to truth, pope says
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By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When scientists share their data and dialogue with experts in other fields, including religion, they contribute to…
Artist casts his own hands in
restoration of Wisconsin parish’s statue
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By Sam Lucero Catholic News Service INSTITUTE, Wis. — St. Teresa of Avila once said, “Christ has no body on earth now but yours,…
Activists see temporary stop of
federal executions as a starting point
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By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is…