By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ROME — To fight clerical sexual abuse, the Catholic Church must have clear laws and procedures, but it also must engage in “spiritual combat,” because it is obvious the devil is at work, Pope Francis said. After the Vatican summit on abuse in […]
Vatican summit on abuse: No more excuses
Pope Francis says it is time for a ‘all-out battle’ against crime of sexual abuse of children By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The time has come for an “all-out battle” against the abuse of minors, erasing this abominable crime from the face of the earth, Pope Francis said, closing a global […]
Pope: No more excuses; time for ‘all-out battle’ against crime of abuse
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The time has come for an “all-out battle” against the abuse of minors, erasing this abominable crime from the face of the earth, Pope Francis said, closing a global four-day summit on child protection in the Catholic Church. For quite some time, the world has […]
Great expectations: Unprecedented Vatican summit on abuse has key, realistic goals
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — All eyes and ears will be on the Vatican during an unprecedented gathering Feb. 21-24 to discuss the protection of minors in the Catholic Church. When Pope Francis announced the international meeting in September, it sparked an optimistic note that the global problem of abuse finally […]
To ignore trafficking is to be complicit in the crime, pope says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — To be indifferent to or ignore human trafficking and modern-day slavery would be to become an accomplice to those crimes, Pope Francis said. “Although we try to ignore it, slavery is not something from other times,” he said in a video explaining his prayer intention for […]
Pope says it is a ‘grave sin’ to deny God has blessed other Christians
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — Just as divisions in society grow when wealth is not shared, divisions within Christianity grow when the richness of gifts God has given to one Christian church or community are not recognized and shared, Pope Francis said. “It is easy to forget the fundamental equality existing […]
In Christmas message, pope prays for peace
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Delivering his formal Christmas message and blessing, Pope Francis prayed for a world where all people would recognize that they are brothers and sisters and would work for justice and for peace. The birth of Jesus proclaims that “God is a good father and we are […]
Pope: prepare for Christmas by recognizing mistakes
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Advent is a time for people to think about what they can change about themselves so that they can sow the seeds of peace, justice and fraternity in their daily lives, Pope Francis said. The Advent season is a call for personal conversion, “humbly recognizing our […]
People must confront their evil desires, acknowledge their need for God’s mercy
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — God handed down his commandments not for people to hypocritically follow the letter of the law with a proud and righteous heart, but for people to recognize the truth of their weaknesses and acknowledge their need for help, healing and salvation, Pope Francis said. “Blessed are […]
Helping the poor is not a fad, but a duty
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As the rich get richer, the increasing misery and cries of the poor are ignored every day, Pope Francis said. “We Christians cannot stand with arms folded in indifference” or thrown up in the air in helpless resignation, the pope said in his homily Nov. 18, […]
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