Solidarity, not poverty, is God’s plan, pope says in Madagascar
byANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — God’s plan for humanity involves community, mutual support, sharing and caring for each other and for the earth, Pope Francis said….
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Catholic organizations in Florida marshaling aid for Dorian victims
byMIAMI — In the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s brutal blasting of the Bahamas, Catholic organizations in Florida continued to raise funds to aid victims…
New cardinals: Pope’s choices stress dialogue, care for poor
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — After the consistory to create new cardinals in early October, Pope Francis will have chosen…
Bahamian Catholic school administrator describes current desperation
byBy Tom Tracy Catholic News Service MIAMI — An interim parish administrator and assistant principal of the St. Francis de Sales Parish and School…
Newark’s Cardinal Tobin joins Catholics protesting immigration detention
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, blessed and then prayed near a group of…
President, dancers, crowds welcome Pope Francis to Mozambique
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service MAPUTO, Mozambique — Greeted with full military honors, traditional dances and huge crowds lining the streets, Pope Francis…
Matters of life and death: Pope to bring his message to southern Africa
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Rejecting violence, promoting interreligious harmony, caring for the environment and stamping out government corruption are expected…
Archbishop Etienne succeeds Archbishop Sartain in Seattle
byWASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has appointed Seattle Coadjutor Archbishop Paul D. Etienne as the archbishop of Seattle and accepted the resignation of Seattle…
Repent, convert, pray, give up fossil fuels, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — “Now is the time to abandon our dependence on fossil fuels and move, quickly and…
Parkland survivors, U.S. bishops have much in common on gun violence
byBy Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — After the mass shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida,…