ROME (CNS) — Child abuse is not only a crime, it is sacrilege, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, said at a world congress promoting the protection of children online. “The church has become increasingly aware of the harm experienced by victims, of their suffering and of the need to listen to them,” he
LAS VEGAS (CNS) — At an emotional interfaith prayer service at Guardian Angel Cathedral, Las Vegas Bishop Joseph A. Pepe told those filling the pews Oct. 2 that “in the face of tragedy we need each other.” “And in the face of violence, we stand together because we cannot let hate and violence have the
ROME (CNS) — With the enormous scale and devastating effects of child exploitation and abuse online, including exposure to pornography, the world must act to protect children at all costs, speakers at a world congress said. The world never said, “mission impossible” to any other public health problem, including cancer, so no one should give
MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Blessed Cristobal was about 12 or 13 when he confronted his father in 1527 over drinking “pulque,” an alcoholic beverage made from fermented sap of agave plant. He poured out the pulque in the family home and told his father, a cacique (local leader) called Acxtecatl, to give up idolatry. His
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Obviously struck by the Little Sisters of Jesus he met living in a trailer among poor carnival workers outside of Rome, Pope Francis praised the way members of the order live like the people they minister to, sharing the Gospel through their solidarity, smiles and silence. Being one with the humble,
In last week’s introductory column to Catholic Social Justice teaching, we learned that we are persons in relationship to 1) God, and 2) each other. We are free agents and not robots. We obey with the full freedom of our wills and hearts, not blindly. So how do we show justice to God and to
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Is 5, 1-7 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaias Sedi yu’ på’gu ya bai hu kånta put i amigu-hu, i kantan i amigu-hu put i gualo’-ña ubas. Gai gualu’ ubas i amigu-hu un måolik na tånu’ gi kantun i eksu’; Ha guadduk i edda’, ya ha rikohi i
Catholic social teaching includes all the Church beliefs and principles that have to do with society. The starting point is the firmly held understanding that all people are created by God, and that they are capable of seeking and responding to God. The Church teaches that humans were meant to live in society and
