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Sisters from seven Latin American countries who serve in poor communities in the United States pose May 26 in Chicago during a May 19-28 meeting and retreat. They are in the U.S. through Catholic Extension's U.S.-Latin American Sisters Exchange Program. (CNS photo/Rich Kalonick, Catholic Extension)

Latin American sisters in U.S. ‘build bridges’ during ‘challenging time’

Posted by - June 17, 2017
CHICAGO (CNS) — Thirty-four Latin American sisters who are working as missionaries in poor Latino communities in the United States recently gathered for a 10-day retreat and meeting in Chicago.…
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Homeless Filipinos rest in late April on a street in Manila. World Day of the Poor, to be celebrated Nov. 19 this year, will focus on the apostle John's call to love "not with words, but with deeds." (CNS photo/Francis R. Malasig, EPA)

Poverty requires action, not empty words, pope says

Posted by - June 17, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People cannot sit back and be indifferent or unresponsive to growing poverty in the world as a privileged minority accumulates “ostentatious wealth,” Pope Francis said. “God…
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Archbishop Thomas Wenski ordained nine men to the priesthood, the largest archdiocesan class in decades, on the 100th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima, May 13, 2017 at St. Mary Cathedral in Miami, Florida. From left: Father James Arriola, Father Alexander Rivera, Father Luis Flores, Father Edgardo "Gary" De Los Santos, the archbishop, Father Oswaldo Agudelo, Father Joseph Maalouf, Father Mathew Padickal Thomas, Father Luis Pavon and Father Juan Carlos Salazar. Photo by Marlene Quaroni.

Young Chamorro Ordained to the Priesthood Comes Home to Celebrate First Mass on Guam

Posted by - June 17, 2017
By Jennifer Louise Dulla James Mathew Rabon Arriola, 28 of Barrigada was ordained to the Priesthood on May 13, 2017 in the Cathedral of Saint Mary for the Archdiocese of…
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A Triduum of Remembrance

Posted by - June 16, 2017
     This month has a triduum (three days) which you can mark on your calendar to remember Mother Margarita.      The bookends of life are our Birthday—the day we enter…
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Pope Francis poses for a selfie as he arrives to lead a special audience for members of a middle school group June 2 at the Vatican. The middle-schoolers were part of Communion and Liberation's "The Knights of the Grail" educational initiative. (CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters)

As school year ends, pope tells students: Don’t fear goodbyes, unknown

Posted by - June 10, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Life is a long series of hellos and goodbyes, so don’t be afraid to let go of the past; remember old friends, but keep moving and…
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Pope Francis and Patti Gallagher Mansfield, a participant in the 1967 Pittsburgh retreat that marked the beginning of the Charismatic renewal, pray during a Pentecost vigil marking the 50th anniversary of the Catholic charismatic renewal at the Circus Maximus in Rome June 3. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Mercy toward others implies taking risks, suffering, pope says

Posted by - June 10, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Works of mercy are not a way of easing one’s conscience but are acts of suffering with those who suffer, Pope Francis said. Being merciful toward…
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People look at each other at the Museum of Illusions in Zagreb, Croatia, May 6, 2016. Pope Francis asked Christians to pray at his early morning Mass June 6 so that they may "not fall into this vice of hypocrisy," which applies the "makeup" of adulation to mask "bad intentions." (CNS photo/Antonio Bat, EPA)

Hypocrisy kills the Christian community, pope says at morning Mass

Posted by - June 10, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The diabolical language of hypocrisy, which ensnares others through flattery, has the power to destroy Christian communities, Pope Francis said. Like the Pharisees who spoke to…
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