Irish Bishop Paul Tighe, adjunct secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, speaks June 7 during the "Sport at the Service of Humanity: A Regional Conference on Faith and Collegiate Sports" at Villanova University in Pennsylvania. The conference was the first to be sanctioned by the Vatican following its inaugural conference on faith and sports in Rome in October 2016. (CNS photo/courtesy Villanova University)

Villanova University conference explores intersection of faith and sports

Posted by - June 17, 2017

VILLANOVA, Pa. (CNS) — Last October, the Vatican hosted a groundbreaking conference to explore the ways faith and sports could act together to spark positive social change, and encourage greater inclusivity, commitment and inspiration on a multicultural global stage. This June, coaches, chaplains, campus ministers, university administrators and others from across the United States gathered

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Pope Francis waves as he arrives for his general audience June 14 in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters)

Prayer, patience are powerful weapons in dark times, pope says

Posted by - June 17, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In good times and in bad, prayer and patience can keep hope alive, Pope Francis said. God is close to those who suffer with patient hope and helps Christians see truly “beautiful moments” in times of darkness, the pope said June 9 in his homily during Mass in the Domus Sanctae

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Panamanian flags are seen after Pope Francis celebrated the World Youth Day closing Mass in 2016 at the Field of Mercy in Krakow, Poland. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Pope, Panama bishops discuss World Youth Day, gender theory

Posted by - June 17, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Preparations for World Youth Day 2018 and the dangers of gender theory on marriage and the family were among the major themes that bishops from Panama discussed with Pope Francis. Describing the nearly two-hour meeting June 8 with the pope as a “wonderful visit among brothers,” Archbishop Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta

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Sisters from seven Latin American countries who serve in poor communities in the United States pose May 26 in Chicago during a May 19-28 meeting and retreat. They are in the U.S. through Catholic Extension's U.S.-Latin American Sisters Exchange Program. (CNS photo/Rich Kalonick, Catholic Extension)

Latin American sisters in U.S. ‘build bridges’ during ‘challenging time’

Posted by - June 17, 2017

CHICAGO (CNS) — Thirty-four Latin American sisters who are working as missionaries in poor Latino communities in the United States recently gathered for a 10-day retreat and meeting in Chicago. They were joined by their mother superiors and, for a vocation retreat over the final weekend, by 20 young Latinas interested in learning more about

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World Youth Day pilgrims cheer as Pope Francis speaks during the welcoming ceremony in 2016 at Blonia Park in Krakow, Poland. The October 2018 Synod of Bishops at the Vatican will focus on young people. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Vatican releases online questionnaire for youth

Posted by - June 17, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To involve young people in preparations for the Synod of Bishops on youth in 2018, the Vatican has released an online questionnaire to better understand the lives, attitudes and concerns of 16- to 29-year-olds around the world. The questionnaire — available in English, Spanish, French and Italian — can be found

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Pope Francis kisses a child as he arrives for his general audience June 14 in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters)

Behind hatred, violence is an unloved heart, pope says at audience

Posted by - June 17, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Violence and hatred often are signs that a person is unhappy and feels unloved and unwanted, Pope Francis said. In today’s world, people — especially children and youths — often feel that unless “we are strong, attractive and beautiful, no one will care about us,” the pope said June 14 during

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Homeless Filipinos rest in late April on a street in Manila. World Day of the Poor, to be celebrated Nov. 19 this year, will focus on the apostle John's call to love "not with words, but with deeds." (CNS photo/Francis R. Malasig, EPA)

Poverty requires action, not empty words, pope says

Posted by - June 17, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People cannot sit back and be indifferent or unresponsive to growing poverty in the world as a privileged minority accumulates “ostentatious wealth,” Pope Francis said. “God created the heavens and the earth for all; yet sadly some have erected barriers, walls and fences, betraying the original gift meant for all humanity,

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DAMENGGUN CORPUS CHRISTI

Posted by - June 17, 2017

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI                                                           Dt 8, 2-3. 14-16 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Deuteronomy Ha kuentusi si Moises i taotåo siha ya ilek-ña: “Hassu håfa taimanu i esta maloffan na kuarenta åñus anai i Saina, i Yi’us-miyu, Ha ga’chungi hamyu gi todu i biahin-miyu gi disiettu, para en fanchinagi gi pinadesi yan para u tungu’

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Showing Mercy is Risky, but that’s Normal

Posted by - June 17, 2017

What if this doesn’t work out? What if I make this worse? What if somebody misunderstands my good intentions? What if… Dogs or horses might second-guess their ability to clear a hurdle or climb a particularly steep slope, but there is no evidence that they deliberate and weigh pros and cons. In fact, they do

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Archbishop Thomas Wenski ordained nine men to the priesthood, the largest archdiocesan class in decades, on the 100th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima, May 13, 2017 at St. Mary Cathedral in Miami, Florida. From left: Father James Arriola, Father Alexander Rivera, Father Luis Flores, Father Edgardo "Gary" De Los Santos, the archbishop, Father Oswaldo Agudelo, Father Joseph Maalouf, Father Mathew Padickal Thomas, Father Luis Pavon and Father Juan Carlos Salazar. Photo by Marlene Quaroni.

Young Chamorro Ordained to the Priesthood Comes Home to Celebrate First Mass on Guam

Posted by - June 17, 2017

By Jennifer Louise Dulla James Mathew Rabon Arriola, 28 of Barrigada was ordained to the Priesthood on May 13, 2017 in the Cathedral of Saint Mary for the Archdiocese of Miami in Florida. Archbishop of Miami, Most Rev. Thomas Wenski was the presider and homilist. Also in attendance was Miami Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino, other

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