Q: I am on Facebook, and I find it a good way to connect with family and friends. I know that some of what I read on Facebook is reliable, but some is not. Recently I read that Pope Francis said the following: “It is not necessary to believe in God to be a good […]
In the second year of his pontificate, Francis continues to take ‘the world by storm’
Pope Francis greets the crowd at the start of his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 15. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) WASHINGTON — During the second year of his pontificate, Pope Francis was still feeling the love, and not just from Catholics or those from his homeland of Argentina. A Pew […]
Church heightens focus on environment, climate change
WASHINGTON — When a Vatican official suggested that Pope Francis was contemplating an encyclical on the environment a year ago, he signaled that climate change and environmental degradation were such pressing concerns that the pope wanted to address them in a teaching document. No word has emerged on what the encyclical might say or when […]
Pope warns Vatican officials of ‘spiritual Alzheimer’s,’ other ills
Cardinals are pictured as Pope Francis gives his speech during an audience to exchange Christmas greetings with members of the Roman Curia in Clementine Hall at the Vatican Dec. 22. Pictured from left are: Cardinals Robert Sarah, Francesco Monterisi, Raymond L. Burke, Kurt Koch and Manuel Monteiro de Castro. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY […]
2014 Vatican news highlights: from family issues to Middle East strife
Israeli President Shimon Peres, Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attend an invocation for peace in the Vatican Gardens June 8. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — Controversy over family issues and the ongoing search for peace in the Middle East dominated Vatican news in 2014. Here are the highlights at a glance: […]
Year in review: 2014 brought a chance at change for millions of immigrants
A boy waves the American flag Nov. 20 at CASA de Maryland’s Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., after hearing President Barack Obama’s national address on immigration. The year 2014 brought potentially significant changes for millions of people who are in the United States illegally and either arrived here as minors or who have U.S. citizen […]
Father Kenneth Doyle | Let’s drop the holy days’ obligation
Q: When are we going to do away with holy days of obligation? We no longer live in medieval times when a whole village is closed down for the day. The only people at Mass now are the true die-hards. Please encourage the bishops to put the celebrations on Sunday or take away the obligation. […]
Effie Caldarola: The cry of the comfortable
As someone reminded me during this Christmas season, Jesus came to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Or, as a priest I knew used to say at the end of Mass many years ago, “May the unrest of Christ be with you.” I’ve been painfully aware of my status as one of the “comfortable” […]
Pope Francis: Do not be complicit, indifferent to tragedy of exploitation
VATICAN CITY — When shopping and when interacting with people on city streets, everyone can help fight the evil of modern-day slavery, Pope Francis said in his annual message for the World Day of Peace Jan. 1. “Together with the social responsibility of businesses, there is also the social responsibility of consumers,” the pope said. […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: I’ve been asked to scatter ashes
I’ve been asked to scatter ashes Q: I understand that, as Catholics, if we choose to be cremated our cremains are to be treated with dignity and must be buried or entombed. My husband and I have two family members who have asked us to arrange to have their ashes “scattered.” One is a Catholic, […]
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