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Mousa Kamar, front right, at the head of the cross, and his son Youssef, diagonal to his father, in the corner of the cross, helps carry a large wooden cross during the Good Friday procession on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City March 25, 2016. Mousa Kamar and his sons are carrying on the tradition of his grandfather and father, carrying the cross on Good Friday. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)

Family tradition: Carrying the cross on Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa

Posted by - April 14, 2019
JERUSALEM (CNS) — For four decades, Mousa Kamar has taken his place at the head of the heavy wooden cross used during the Franciscan Good Friday procession on the Via…
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Pope Francis gives the homily during morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican April 4, 2019. In attendance was President Sergio Mattarella of Italy. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pray with courage, pope says in morning homily

Posted by - April 14, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must be courageous when praying to God and not simply repeat prayers “like a parrot,” Pope Francis said. “In common parlance, people use an expression…
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Archbishop Michael J. Byrnes of Agana, Guam, is pictured in a Nov. 30, 2016, photo. The archbishop said April 4, 2019, that the island would be harmed by a new law that legalizes recreational marijuana. (CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Agana)

Guam archdiocese ‘saddened’ by law that legalizes recreational marijuana

Posted by - April 14, 2019
HAGATNA, Guam (CNS) — Archbishop Michael J. Byrnes of Agana said the archdiocese was “saddened” that Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero signed a law legalizing recreational marijuana in the territory.…
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is pictured in a Sept. 8, 2018, photo. Members of the Philippine clergy and human rights groups responded to Duterte after he threatened to arrest all his critics. (CNS photo/Lean Daval Jr., Reuters)

Philippine president threatens ‘revolutionary war’ if critics push him

Posted by - April 14, 2019
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Members of the Philippine clergy and human rights groups responded to President Rodrigo Duterte after he threatened to arrest all of his critics. At a gathering…
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Felician Sister Marget Padilla talks with pilgrims at the World Youth Day evangelization center in Krakow, Poland, in this 2016 file photo. In a newly released document, Pope Francis said that to discern a vocation, people have to realize it's a calling from a friend, Jesus. The document, "Christus Vivit" ("Christ Lives"), was the pope's reflection on the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

A perfect fit: Pope describes how to discover one’s vocation

Posted by - April 6, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Within the universal Christian vocation of serving God and serving others, God handcrafts a specific calling for each person, a vocation that fits his or her…
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