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…
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Church needs joyful disciples, pope tells young people, deaf association
byCatholic News Service In back-to-back audiences with a group of French young people and an Italian association for deaf people, Pope Francis cited personal…
To know God is to know love, pope says at audience
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – When speaking to God as a father, Christians experience a love that goes…
Arabian Peninsula has ancient Christian heritage
byBy Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service JUBAIL, Saudi Arabia (CNS) — As Pope Francis embarks on the first-ever papal visit to the Arabian…
Global encounter of WYD challenges nationalism, walls, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The joyous harmony of people coming together from so many different nations for World…
As World Youth Day closes, pope prompts volunteers to keep serving
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Just before leaving the physical and human warmth of Panama Jan. 27, Pope Francis…
Lord’s Prayer is reaching out for father’s embrace, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — To pray well, people need to have the heart of a child — a child…
Silence is Christ’s response to lies, divisiveness, pope says at Mass
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY —(CNS) — Jesus himself showed that the best way to respond to scandal and divisiveness is…
Decade at the helm marked by ‘adventure’
byBy Marnie McAllister, Record Editor When the late Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly introduced his successor during a press conference on June 14, 2007, he pointed…
Pope’s schedule for Holy Week and Easter
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Here is Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week and Easter: — March 5-10: Lenten retreat…