Editorial — New year; same problems
byThe new year is upon us and already we’ve watched as most government and political leaders continue the callous ways of the past. Consider…
The new year is upon us and already we’ve watched as most government and political leaders continue the callous ways of the past. Consider…
It’s not just that Time, Inc. has named Pope Francis its “Person of the Year.” And it’s not that every news agency from the…
About the time of the feast of St. Francis — made so special this year by the presence of your new pope who chose…
By Marnie McAllister, Record Assistant Editor Pope Francis came across as warm and inviting during a 30-minute meeting at the Vatican Oct. 7, said Archbishop…
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz was greeted by Pope Francis at the Vatican Oct. 7. Archbishop Kurtz, vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic…
“When all is said and done,” Pope Francis said recently, “only time and love have real value.” And those real values become most precious…
By Lise Alves, Catholic News Service RIO DE JANEIRO — The mosaic of hundreds of national flags waving in the cold wind on Copacabana…
By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service RIO DE JANEIRO — Hundreds of thousands of cheering people welcomed Pope Francis to Brazil July 22…
By Marnie McAllister, Record Assistant Editor Excited by Pope Francis’ humility and attention to the poor, local Catholics from Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Cuba and other…
On television and computer screens around the nation last week, there appeared for the longest of times a simple and stark image — a…