Pope hears young people’s confessions in WYD ‘Reconciliation Park’
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service LISBON, Portugal (CNS) — Young people were going to confession on street corners and park benches throughout Lisbon…
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Citing vision problems, pope puts aside text, says love must be concrete
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service LISBON, Portugal (CNS) — Saying his glasses “aren’t working,” Pope Francis put aside his prepared text and told…
Pope meets WYD pilgrims from Ukraine, hears their stories
byLISBON, Portugal — Fifteen World Youth Day pilgrims from Ukraine, most of whom had lost a father or other close relative in the war,…
Catholics hope WYD will boost lay people’s involvement with Portuguese church
byBy Eduardo Campos Lima With 80% of people identifying as Catholic, Portugal is among the countries with the highest church presence in Europe. The…
Key to Eucharistic revival is ‘to reclaim, understand why we go to Mass,’ priest says
byBy Sean Gallagher INDIANAPOLIS — Theology on Tap has become a well-established speaker series geared for young adult Catholics in central and southern Indiana….
Kerry Alys Robinson named as next Catholic Charities USA president and CEO
byALEXANDRIA, Va. — Kerry Alys Robinson has been named as the next president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, the organization representing the interests…
Greek church leaders urge ‘learning of lessons’ amid devastating fires
byBy Jonathan Luxmoore Catholics in Greece have called for lessons to be learned after a wave of fires devastated parts of the country amid…
‘Never, never lose faith,’ says man whose miraculous cure as child led to St. Kateri Tekakwitha’s canonization
byBy Katie Yoder Jake Finkbonner first decided to become a medical doctor when he was in middle school. “I’d love to help people the…
Eucharistic Congress a way for African Catholics to bridge continents, cultures
byBy Mark Pattison WASHINGTON — The African National Eucharistic Congress allows Africa-born Catholics in the diaspora to do something that would have been nearly…
To tackle life’s ups and downs, look to the elderly pope tells young people
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — The Gospel calls Christians to bring the elderly to the center of their lives and away from the…