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‘No greater love’ — Denver Catholics remember Kendrick Castillo, who died in STEM school shooting
May 10, 2019
When Sara Haynes heard about the shooting at STEM High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Tuesday, she prayed. A Catholic school teacher in Denver until just recently, she knew some of her former students were now high schoolers at STEM. When Haynes learned that Kendrick Castillo, a former student of hers, was the lone
Vatican issues norms for reports of abuse of minors, seminarians, and religious
May 09, 2019
New Vatican norms for the Church’s handling of sex abuse, issued Thursday, place seminarians and religious coerced into sexual activity through the misuse of authority in the same criminal category as abuse of minors and vulnerable adults. The norms also establish obligatory reporting for clerics and religious, require that every diocese has a mechanism for
After Vatican-China deal, Chinese bishop imprisoned for 23 years is not yet released
May 09, 2019
The nephew of a Chinese bishop who was arrested 23 years ago has said he does not know where his uncle is incarcerated, or even whether he is still alive. “His whereabouts are unknown and I don’t even know if he is alive or not. I am upset with tears every time I think of
Pope Francis in North Macedonia: History is written by people like Mother Teresa
May 08, 2019
In the first-ever papal visit to North Macedonia Tuesday, Pope Francis lauded the lasting legacy of Mother Teresa, a saint unafraid to offer her life for love. “This land was able to give to the world and to the Church in Mother Teresa just that kind of concrete sign of how one small person, anointed
Pope Francis: No plans for female deacons, but study continues
May 08, 2019
Pope Francis said Tuesday that the Vatican commission exploring the possibility of female deacons continues its study, but does not have any consensus that would lead soon to a plan of action. “For the female diaconate, there is a way to imagine it with a different view from the male diaconate,” Pope Francis said May
Full text of Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from North Macedonia
May 08, 2019
Please read below for CNA’s full transcript of the pope’s May 7 in-flight press conference from Skopje, North Macedonia to Rome: Alessandro Gisotti: Good evening Holy Father, thank you after such intense days for being here to share a thought about this journey that was so intense and so beautiful. A short trip, inevitably a
Times Square ultrasound draws thousands
May 07, 2019
A live, 4D-ultrasound of a 36-week gestation baby was broadcast in Times Square on Saturday, as part of Focus on the Family’s “Alive in New York” celebration. “Alive in New York” was conducted in partnership with the pro-life organizations And Then There Were None and Save the Storks. The event drew a crowd estimated in
Civil appeals court dismisses legal challenge, says Sheen’s body can go to Peoria
May 07, 2019
The New York Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal of an earlier judgement allowing Venerable Fulton Sheen’s remains to be moved to the Cathedral of St. Mary in Peoria, in accordance with his family’s wishes. The May 2 dismissal of the Archdiocese of New York’s appeal could pave the way for the Illinois-born archbishop’s
Pope commends North Macedonians for respect among cultures, ethnic identities
May 07, 2019
Speaking to North Macedonian authorities Tuesday, Pope Francis commended the country for its tradition of peaceful coexistence among its variety of cultures and religious and ethnic communities. The country’s patrimony is “the multiethnic and multi-religious countenance of your people, the legacy of a rich and, indeed, complex history of relationships forged over the course of
After harassing woman outside Planned Parenthood, Penn. lawmaker says Christians are ‘Bible Bullies’
May 07, 2019
A Pennsylvania lawmaker has said that pro-life activists and Christians are bullies, after he faced criticism for a video he livestreamed, in which he angrily confronted a woman praying outside a Philadelphia Planned Parenthood. “Bring it, Bible Bullies! You are bigots, sexists, and misogynists and I see right through your fake morals and your broken
The parish should be ‘a home with open doors,’ Francis tells Catholics in Bulgaria
May 07, 2019
The parish should be at the center of the community, a place where God’s presence is felt and hope and love are shared with the world, Pope Francis told Catholics in Bulgaria, Monday. “The parish, in this way, becomes a home in the midst of homes,” he said May 6. “It manages to make the
Pope Francis: Catholics and Orthodox are united by ‘ecumenism of blood’
May 06, 2019
In Bulgaria Sunday, Pope Francis said Catholics and Orthodox are united by the blood of the martyrs and the Christians who continue to suffer for the faith even today. “How many Christians in this country endured suffering for the name of Jesus, particularly during the persecution of the last century! The ecumenism of blood!” the
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