By Maria Morrow Catholic News Service One of the best ways that parents and children can get into the Christmas spirit is to spend time reading Christmas books! There are many excellent choices. Here are just a few that are definitely worth a look. “The Clown of God,” written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola is […]
Vatican renews call for negotiated solution on Jerusalem
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Following days of violence and backlash after U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the Vatican appealed for “wisdom and prudence” to prevail. The Holy See “reiterates its own conviction that only a negotiated solution between Israelis and Palestinians […]
Pope explains why he didn’t call ‘Rohingyas’ by name
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM BANGLADESH — Well aware he was disappointing some people by not using the word “Rohingya” publicly in Myanmar, Pope Francis said his chief concern had been to get a point across, and he did. “If I would have used the word, the door would […]
Chinese officials pay poor to swap religious images for portraits of Xi
By Catholic News Service HONG KONG — Officials in China’s eastern Jiangxi province have replaced religious images displayed by Christian families with portraits of the country’s leader, Xi Jinping. Ucanews.com reported that, on Nov. 12, pictures were uploaded to the popular social messaging service WeChat account of Huangjinbu town government, showing officials removing images of […]
Pope meets generals after brief welcome by children in Myanmar
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service YANGON, Myanmar — Greeted by two dozen children wearing traditional attire and by the nation’s bishops, Pope Francis arrived in Myanmar Nov. 27 for a four-day visit. The arrival ceremony at the Yangon airport was brief and led by an envoy of the president, because the formal welcome was […]
‘Invest in love,’ pope says on first World Day of the Poor
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — People have a basic choice in the way they live: either striving to build up treasures on earth or giving to others in order to gain heaven, Pope Francis said. “What we invest in love remains, the rest vanishes,” the pope said in his homily Nov. […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Advent is a time to start anew
There’s no better time than Advent for putting our house in order. The house of which we speak is our disposition that is being bombarded by a topsy-turvy world threatening the beauty of the season. Years ago, the Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World identified the threats to society […]
Richard Doerflinger: What is sex for?
A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY It began with reports that Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, over many years, used his power over aspiring actresses’ careers to sexually harass and exploit them. The allegations soon extended to other prominent men in the entertainment industry, then to candidates and elected officials of both major parties. Now each day seems […]
Pope Francis continues papal pleas for disarmament
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — More than two years before the first atomic bomb was dropped, Pope Pius XII warned of the “catastrophic” consequences that could come from using the discovery of nuclear fission to create weapons. Addressing the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in February 1943, Pope Pius noted that scientists […]
Detroit excited over beatification of Father Casey
By Mike Stechschulte Catholic News Service DETROIT — For decades during the Great Depression and afterward, Capuchin Franciscan Father Solanus Casey was the “go-to” guy for those who were sick, poor, afflicted or discouraged in their faith. Standing at the doors of St. Bonaventure Monastery on Detroit’s east side, the holy friar would welcome dozens […]
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