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Students from Arkansas colleges help out May 16 at a community in Austin, Texas, that offers permanent residence to homeless people. The visit to Community First! Village came during a mission trip organized by the Diocese of Little Rock, Ark. (CNS photo/Arkansas Catholic courtesy of Catholic Campus Ministry of the Diocese of Little Rock)

Students on mission trip help make difference, get lesson in finding joy

Posted by - July 1, 2017
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CNS) — While on a mission trip at a community in Texas that gives permanent residence to the homeless, Arkansas State University student Clare Doss met a…
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Pope Francis, center, arrives to celebrate Mass with about 50 cardinals in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican June 27. The Mass marked the pope's 25th anniversary of his ordination as a bishop. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano, handout)

No church for old men: Cardinals called to be grandfathers, pope says

Posted by - July 1, 2017
VATICAN LETTER (CNS) — The Catholic Church is not a “gerontocracy” ruled by old men, 80-year-old Pope Francis said; “we aren’t old men, we are grandfathers.” “We are grandfathers called…
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Michael W. Higgins, professor of Catholic thought at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., addresses attendees of the 2017 Catholic Media Conference in Quebec City during a June 23 Catholic Press Association plenary session. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

Communicators must recognize value, importance of words, author says

Posted by - July 1, 2017
QUEBEC CITY (CNS) — During the June 21-23 Catholic Media Conference in Quebec City, participants who received tips throughout the four days on writing, marketing, taking photos and engaging in…
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Laurie Malashanko, consecrated to the Catholic Church's order of virgins, receives a wedding veil from Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron in Detroit's Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament June 24. (CNS photo/Joel Breidenbach)

As consecrated virgins, three women promise lifelong fidelity to Christ

Posted by - July 1, 2017
DETROIT (CNS) — Three brides in long, white dresses stood before the altar of the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. There was not a single groom in…
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Government forces of the Philippines patrol a street in Pigcawayan June 22. Father Teresito Soganub, vicar general of the Prelature of Marawi, was seen alive June 25 during a "humanitarian pause" in the conflict. (CNS photo/Cerilo Ebrano, EPA)

Military says priest kidnapped in southern Philippines was seen alive

Posted by - July 1, 2017
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — The Philippine military said a Catholic priest abducted by terrorist gunmen in the southern Philippines was seen alive June 25, during a “humanitarian pause” in the…
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Filipinos in a drug rehabilitation program pray in Manila. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines has been critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's administrations "war on drugs" and says it has received pushback with fake news on social media. (CNS photo/Rolex Dela Pena, EPA)

Philippine bishops’ head warns Catholics against fake news

Posted by - July 1, 2017
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — The head of the Philippine bishops’ conference warned the faithful against “fake news” and “alternative facts,” reiterating the bishops’ concerns over misinformation they say is being…
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A soldier from Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat carries a package of evidences June 15 after following an operation that led to the seizure of marijuana in Asuncion. (CNS photo/Jorge Adorno, Reuters)

Impact of legalized marijuana needs greater study, Vatican official says

Posted by - July 1, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While some countries continue to debate the legalization of marijuana, its effects and impact on possible dependency need to be further understood, said the head of…
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