Monastery life allows God ‘to make us truly free,’ says Cistercian nun
byBy Jessica Weinberger Catholic News Service PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. — Less than 10 miles north of Prairie du Sac, 22 contemplative Catholic nuns…
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Refusing God’s generosity is a sin, pope says
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In life, Christians face the choice of either being open to encountering God’s generosity…
Catholic, other religious groups endorse ‘Faithful Democracy’ statement
byBy Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Six Catholic organizations have joined with other religious groups and denominational bodies in endorsing a wide-ranging…
With Jesus on the peripheries: Jesuits celebrate social commitment
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — Celebrating 50 years of the Jesuits’ Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat, more than 200 Jesuits and…
Update: Getty Fire impacts Catholic university, schools, retired sisters
byBy Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Getty Fire that began whipping through mountain communities west of Los Angeles during the early hours…
Caring for common home requires deep ecological conversion, synod says
byBy Barbara J. Fraser Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The “unprecedented” environmental and social crisis in the Amazon calls for “a deep personal, social…
With new decree, pope makes Vatican Secret Archives no longer ‘secret’
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Citing the negative misinterpretations that the word “secret” implies, Pope Francis has changed the name…
Path to women deacons opened by Pope Benedict, Brazilian bishop says
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A change to the Code of Canon Law made by Pope Benedict XVI in…
Indiana Catholics share experiences of racism at listening session
byBy Sean Gallagher Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS — It wasn’t easy for Daryl Whitley to stand before a diverse audience of listeners as he…
‘We are all responsible’: Bishop urges lifestyle change to protect Amazon
byBy Barbara J. Fraser Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Solutions to environmental problems discussed at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon must…