Pope sets off on longest trip of his pontificate
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ROME — Traveling on an ITA Airways plane, Pope Francis set off on the longest foreign trip of…
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Pope: Church needs university dedicated to educating missionaries
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While expert scholarship and good stewardship mean the pontifical universities in Rome should be working…
Pope, U.S. community organizers talk about migration
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A few hours after he railed against unjust immigration policies at his general audience, Pope…
Migrant morality: Pope doubles down on message of acceptance
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As immigration becomes an increasingly hot-button political issue in the United States and Europe, Pope…
Creation is God’s gift for humanity to steward, not prey upon, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Being obedient to God’s commandment and spirit of love can radically change attitudes and…
Pope: Driving away migrants is a ‘grave sin’
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Working to turn migrants away from the prospect of peace and security in a new…
Aussies volunteering in East Timor say excitement is growing for Pope Francis’ visit
byBy Marilyn Rodrigues, OSV News SYDNEY — Australian volunteers working in East Timor say excitement is growing ahead of Pope Francis’ visit there in…
Pope calls for ‘truth and justice’ for 2020 Beirut port explosion
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY— Four years after the catastrophic explosion that rocked the port of Beirut, killing some 220 people…
Death penalty fuels ‘poison’ of revenge in society, pope says
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Capital punishment promotes a deadly attitude of revenge and denies the possibility of change in…
On the feast of the Assumption, pope entrusts war-torn countries to Mary’s care
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Mary is not a “motionless wax statue,” but a disciple who wants to share the…