Papal preacher: Hope helps ‘crippled’ hearts rise up, leap for joy
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hope is patient, concrete and extraordinary in that it can change everything, the papal preacher said. Hope…
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Papal commission to submit first safeguarding report, launches study group
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The pope’s commission for advancing the Catholic Church’s efforts to prevent the abuse of vulnerable…
24 ‘perpetual pilgrims’ eager to lead ‘biggest Eucharistic procession in world history’
byBy Maria Wiering, OSV News A profound experience with the Eucharist during Mass in his freshman year at Texas A&M University compelled Charlie McCullough…
Continuing custom, pope to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at a prison
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN — Pope Francis will continue his custom of celebrating Holy Thursday Mass in a prison during Holy Week 2024, the…
Vatican Year of Prayer resource available free online
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has asked Catholics to dedicate 2024 to intensifying their prayer lives in preparation for the celebration…
Pope calls for cease-fire in Gaza; calls disarmament ‘moral duty’
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis repeated his call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and said the international community has a…
‘Why, Lord?’ is appropriate prayer for grieving parents, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Crying out to God and demanding answers when one’s child dies is anything but a sign of a…
Cardinal: Whenever church gathers and ‘people can open their hearts,’ that’s synodality
byBy Mark Zimmermann Pope Francis’ goal of synodality for the Catholic Church — with people from different backgrounds, circumstances and experiences coming together to…
Jesus accepts a person’s fragility so they can accept others, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Jesus did not teach his disciples to organize agencies and structures to help vulnerable people, but gave the…
New telescope is changing ideas about how universe began, speakers say
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Orbiting the sun nearly 1 million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is reshaping the way…