Pope tells Korean Catholics to be ‘apostles of peace’
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Gospel does not divide, but unites, by urging people to be close to others in a…
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Pope says Christian unity advances with prayer, study, joint work
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Scholars from different Christian churches who have studied together the New Testament letters of St. Paul are…
Pope makes new appointments in Vatican offices
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has named Spanish-born Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, who has held the No. 2 post at…
Pope prays Ulma family will inspire people to care for those in need
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Risking and ultimately losing their lives to shelter Jews persecuted by the Nazis, “the martyrs Józef and…
Pope calls for literacy in peacemaking, care for the environment
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If people can learn how to inflict suffering on others with ever more deadly weapons, they also…
Nuncio says polarization occurs when people defend ideas, not people
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The polarization Pope Francis sees in the Catholic Church in the United States is not only a…
God elects some in order to better reach everyone, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God chooses certain people not to exclude others, but always to include everyone by way of the…
Synod assembly won’t be secret, but won’t be open to press, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MONGOLIA (CNS) — The Synod of Bishops is not a television show or a parliamentary debate,…
Pope encourages little Mongolian flock in faith, unity, witness
byBy Cindy Wooden ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (CNS) — In a cathedral shaped like a ger, Pope Francis met leaders of Mongolia’s tiny Catholic community, offering…
Pope extols Native American saint as model for responding to God’s call
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Like St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first native North American woman to be canonized, all Christians must embrace…