Conservationists at Vatican conference call for protecting biodiversity
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People’s attitudes toward nature as well as their economic systems and consumption habits need…
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Hesburgh movie review and showtimes
byNEW YORK (CNS) — There was a time in the 1970s when Holy Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh (1917-2015) seemed to be ubiquitous. Well into…
Two attacks in two days leave 10 Catholics dead in Burkina Faso
byBy Catholic News Service OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (CNS) — Catholic leaders in Burkina Faso appealed for unity and solidarity after two attacks on Catholics…
Jesus is always ready to help free people from evil, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians recognize life’s great paradox that so much evil and temptation exist in the…
Cardinal ‘Fix It’: Almoner’s job is to model direct charity
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — During his visit to a center offering respite and food to refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, Cardinal Konrad…
Pope saddened by church attack in Burkina Faso, Vatican spokesman says
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis expressed his closeness to and prayers for the victims of a…
Respect rights of indigenous people, culture, pope tells mining industry
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service A “fallacious” economic model that exploits the earth’s resources while disregarding the rights and cultures of indigenous…
Indiana faith traditions join in prayer in response to Sri Lanka attacks
byBy Sean Gallagher Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS — The Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that killed more than 250 people and damaged three…
Father Dittmeier shares a slice of his life as a missioner in Cambodia
byBy FATHER CHARLIE DITTMEIER Special to The Record I first went to mission on my own in India, working with deaf students at the…
Word of God must be ‘beating heart’ of church, pope says
byCatholic News Service Reading the Bible and praying with it is “the best vaccine” against Catholic communities closing in on themselves or focusing only…