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Pope Francis greets children during an audience with children participating in the "Train of Children" at the Vatican June 9. Children from poor suburbs outside Milan arrived on a train that stopped at the Vatican. Also pictured is Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope shares childhood memories with Italian children

Posted by - June 16, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis told Italian schoolchildren that he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, “the most beautiful city in the world,” and that besides playing soccer, he…
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An item with the national colors of Argentina is thrown at Pope Francis as he greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 13. The pope caught three objects of clothing or flags thrown at him within a span of a few seconds. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope launches appeal that World Cup in Russia helps promote peace

Posted by - June 16, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As 32 nations get ready to vie for the World Cup in Russia, Pope Francis greeted players, organizers and soccer fans who will be following “this…
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Pope Francis speaks during an audience with executives of oil and gas companies at the Vatican June 9. The executives were attending a symposium organized by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope to oil execs: ‘No time to lose’ in switch to alternative energy

Posted by - June 16, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The world needs a new kind of leadership that believes in building up the whole human family and protecting the environment, Pope Francis told a group…
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Stephen M. Barr, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Delaware, and president of the Society of Catholic Scientists, is seen at the Thomistic Institute in Washington June 7. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Catholic scientists find camaraderie when discussing faith, research

Posted by - June 16, 2018
WASHINGTON (CNS) — There are few places University of Delaware physicist Stephen Barr would rather be than in a roomful of 100 or so of his science colleagues discussing quantum…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12. Signing a joint statement, President Trump agreed to provide security guarantees to North Korea and Chairman Kim reaffirmed his commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

Papal diplomat says U.S.-North Korea summit brings hope for peace

Posted by - June 16, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Talks between the leaders of the United States and North Korea are “truly historic” and bring hope for the start of a new era of peace,…
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Father Richmond Villaflor Nilo of the Diocese of Cabanatuan, Philippines, became the fourth priest gunned down in the last six months as he was killed June 10 while preparing to celebrate Mass inside the Nuestra Senora dela Nieve chapel in Zaragoza. He is pictured in an undated photo from his Facebook page. (CNS photo/Father Nilo's Facebook page)

Philippine priest killed while preparing for Mass

Posted by - June 16, 2018
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Father Richmond Villaflor Nilo of Cabanatuan Diocese was gunned down inside a chapel in Zaragoza June 10 as he was about to celebrate Mass, reported ucanews.com.…
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These are the covers of "Saintly Rhymes for Modern Times" by Meghan Bausch and "Marian Consecration for Children: Bringing Mary to Life in Young Hearts and Minds" by Carrie Gress. They are reviewed by Regina Lordan. (CNS)

Books on saints, secrets, Mary for your children’s summer reading

Posted by - June 16, 2018
YARDLEY, Pa. (CNS) — The following books are suitable for summer reading: “Saintly Rhymes for Modern Times” by Meghan Bausch. Our Sunday Visitor. (Huntington, Indiana, 2018). 28 pp., $16.95. Resist…
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