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Pope Francis ordains one of 10 new priests for the Diocese of Rome during an ordination Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 7. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Priests should ease, not add to faithful’s burdens, pope says

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A priest who does not willingly embrace Christ’s cross and who does not try to lighten the burdens of his people is not worthy of the…

Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square May 10 at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters)

Mary teaches people to hope in life’s darkest moments, pope says

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mary, like many mothers throughout the world, is an example of strength and courage in accepting new life and in sharing the suffering of their children,…

Pope Francis listens as Msgr. Dario Vigano, director of the Vatican Secretariat for Communications, speaks during a meeting with members of the secretariat at the Vatican May 4. Addressing the group responsible for reforming Vatican communications, the pope said that courageous teamwork is needed to best respond to new challenges. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)

Media reform must be intelligent, even fierce, pope tells Vatican office

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To best respond to new challenges in the field of communication, the Vatican needs smart, courageous teamwork, not nostalgia for a glorious past or doomsday forecasts,…

To evangelize, one must get up, go out and listen, pope says

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The best formula for Catholic evangelization is “go and listen,” not “go and proselytize,” Pope Francis said. “All men and women have a restlessness, whether good…

Through the eyes of youth, they saw Mary

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

Responding to editors’ requests for a regular sampling of current commentary from around the Catholic press, here is an unsigned editorial titled “Through the eyes of youth, they saw Mary”…

Asian and Pacific Island pilgrims participate in the annual Marian pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington May 6. (CNS photo/Rhina Guidos)

Asian and Pacific Islanders lauded for transmitting faith at pilgrimage

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The various communities marched in one by one, neatly filing in with a different statue of Mary in her various manifestations as Our Lady of Antipolo, Our…

A woman from El Salvador prays with her children at a migrant shelter in Tenosique, Mexico, April 12. (CNS photo/Carolos Jasso, Reuters)

Prayer, not resistance, must be response to God’s surprises, pope says

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God, who created the world, continues to work in it, surprising people and making some of them nervous, Pope Francis said. The phrase “it’s always been…

Pope francis accepts a gift from Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, during a May 12 scientific conference at the Vatican titled "Black Holes, Gravitational Waves and Space-Time Singularities." (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)

Vatican conference unites science and religion’s search for truth

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Science and religion are not at odds but are united in the continuing search for truth in unlocking the mysteries of the cosmos. The scientific conference…

A Massive Ordnance Air Blast, also known as MOAB or Mother Of All Bombs, is pictured in this undated handout photo. Pope Francis told Italian students May 6 he was shocked when a massive U.S. bomb used in Afghanistan was referred to as "the mother of all bombs." (CNS photo/handout via Reuters)

Struggle against the ‘culture of destruction,’ pope tells teens

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis told Italian students he was shocked when a massive U.S. bomb used in Afghanistan was referred to as “the mother of all bombs.” “They…

New Swiss Guards march after the swearing-in ceremony for 40 new recruits at the Vatican May 6. New recruits are sworn in every year May 6, the date in 1527 when 147 Swiss soldiers died defending the pope. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Devil, not invaders, biggest enemy at hand, pope tells Swiss Guard

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Be ready with the spiritual weapon of faith because the biggest battle facing the Swiss Guard today is fighting the devil and worldly vices, Pope Francis…

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Priests should ease, not add to faithful’s burdens, pope says

Mary teaches people to hope in life’s darkest moments, pope says

Media reform must be intelligent, even fierce, pope tells Vatican office

To evangelize, one must get up, go out and listen, pope says

Through the eyes of youth, they saw Mary

Asian and Pacific Islanders lauded for transmitting faith at pilgrimage

Prayer, not resistance, must be response to God’s surprises, pope says

Vatican conference unites science and religion’s search for truth

Struggle against the ‘culture of destruction,’ pope tells teens

Devil, not invaders, biggest enemy at hand, pope tells Swiss Guard

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