Laudato Si’ 2.0: Pope announces new document ahead of ‘Season of Creation’
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Ahead of the ecumenical celebrations of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Sept….
National/World News
Adoration awakens love for the poor, commitment to justice, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the eyes of the world it would appear “absurd” to begin helping the poor and struggling…
Priest who is popular podcaster urges Catholics to ‘get back in the game’
byBy Daniel Meloy PLYMOUTH, Mich. – The greatest basketball players of all time aren’t remembered because they never committed a foul, but because of…
Guadalupe shows how faith is shared simply, with respect, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Our Lady of Guadalupe and other recognized Marian apparitions show clearly how evangelization does not require complicated…
Seton Shrine young interpreters bring history to life for visitors
byBy Danielle Bean EMMITSBURG, Md. (OSV News) — Visitors who walk the grounds of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg often…
Pope, top U.S. military officer discuss war in Ukraine
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The top-ranking U.S. military officer told reporters he and Pope Francis discussed the war in Ukraine, especially the war’s impact…
Pope tells lawyers he’s writing a new document on the environment
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Thanking a group of European lawyers for their attention to environmental protection laws, Pope Francis said he…
Catholic missionaries ready to spread the Gospel like ‘Wildcats’ at this public university
byBy Robert Alan Glover LEXINGTON, Ky. (OSV News) — On the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, a team of dedicated Catholic…
‘Rigidity is bad, but firmness is good,’ pope says at Angelus
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must stand firm in their faith but that is not the same as being rigid and…
Joyful Chinatown parish is ‘an icon of the church,’ says Cardinal Dolan
byBy Steven Schwankert NEW YORK (OSV News) — A shower of confetti and a Knights of Columbus honor guard welcomed New York Cardinal Timothy M….