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All children deserve a home, pope says, encouraging adoption

Posted by admin - June 1, 2019

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With so many children in the world needing a good home and so many couples unable to have children, there must be a way to make…

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Pope Francis gestures as he participates alongside thousands of young soccer athletes in a project to promote the values of sport and soccer at the Vatican May 24, 2019. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)

Pope: Sport strengthens friendships, brings out best of body, mind

Posted by admin - June 1, 2019

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For young men and women, competitive sports like soccer not only help strengthen their bodies, but also help strengthen their souls in creating last bonds of…

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Gospel Reflection for The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

Posted by admin - June 1, 2019

Gospel Reflection for The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord by Rev. Fr. Sid Ogumoro, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral

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Gospel Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter

Posted by admin - May 26, 2019

Gospel Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter by Sr. Martha Ramarui, MMB

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Pope Francis prays during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 22, 2019. The pope led thousands of pilgrims in prayer for Daughter of Jesus Sister Ines Nieves Sancho, a 77-year-old Spanish missionary who was killed May 20 outside her convent in Nola, Central African Republic. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope’s Morning Homily: ‘The Christian Carries the Burdens of Life Without Losing Peace’

Posted by admin - May 25, 2019

Francis Reminds Even When Things Are Dark They Know How to Smile, Through God’s Grace, at Everything By: Deborah Castellano-Lubov The Christian carries the burdens of life without losing peace……

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Maria Guadalupe Ortiz de Landazuri is seen in this undated photo. She was beatified in Madrid May 18. (CNS photo/courtesy Opus Dei Communications Office)

Loving like Jesus loves leads to dialogue, fraternity, pope says

Posted by admin - May 25, 2019

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Jesus gave his disciples the “new commandment” to love others as he loved them, what was “new” was the call to love completely, without counting…

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Pope Francis greets a child during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 15, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Jesus is always ready to help free people from evil, pope says

Posted by admin - May 25, 2019

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians recognize life’s great paradox that so much evil and temptation exist in the world, but that God is always present, too, ready to help and…

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Pope Francis speaks in a video message recorded on the phone of Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, at the Vatican April 11, 2019. In the video the pope encourages Catholic to join the ecumenical prayer campaign, "Thy Kingdom Come." (CNS photo/Thy Kingdom Come website)

Pope encourages Catholics to join ecumenical prayer campaign

Posted by admin - May 25, 2019

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a video recorded on the phone of the Anglican archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to join the worldwide “Thy Kingdom Come” prayer campaign…

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Pope Francis accepts a gift of artwork during an audience with members of the Foreign Press Association of Italy, at the Vatican May 18, 2019. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Fight fake news with humble search for truth, pope tells journalists

Posted by admin - May 25, 2019

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The task of journalism is to seek the truth, which requires humility and freedom of the press, Pope Francis told foreign correspondents working in Italy. “At…

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Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles speaks during a lecture at The Catholic University of America in Washington Feb. 6, 2019. The Los Angeles Archdiocese and five other California dioceses, Fresno, Orange, Sacramento, San Bernardino and San Diego, announced a new independent compensation program for sex abuse victims. Archbishop Gomez and the state's other Catholic bishops also are speaking out against a bill to do away with the seal of confession in cases of abuse. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Confession bill amended, but church leaders say it still targets priests

Posted by admin - May 25, 2019

LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Church officials are urging Catholics to continue to oppose a California bill that would force priests to disclose information about child sexual abuse that they hear…

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