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This is the new coat of arms for the Archdiocese of Detroit, featuring an image of St. Anne and a door representing Capuchin Father Solanus Casey, a sainthood candidate declared "venerable" for his heroic virtues. Both were prominent intercessors for the city. (CNS photo/Archdiocese of Detroit)

‘Pray for boldness,’ archbishop implores faithful at Pentecost vigil

Posted by - June 9, 2017
DETROIT (CNS) — From the scattered languages of the tower of Babel to the apostles speaking in tongues at the first Pentecost, the methods of communication have varied over the…
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Charis Willey, 25, of Newport, Shropshire, England, Emmanuel Ambrose, 23, of the Bronx, N.Y., Joshua Cordes, 29, of Yucca Valley, Calif., Daniel Cordes, 22, of Yucca Valley, Susan Nussman, 21, of Cincinnati, and Rebecca McCue, 28, of St Paul, Minn., are pictured in a June 2 photo at England's Shrewsbury Cathedral. (CNS photo/Simon Caldwell)

Ohio students helping young British Catholics experience joys of faith

Posted by - June 9, 2017
SHREWSBURY, England (CNS) — A group of American students has embarked on a mission to England in the hope of helping young Catholics grow more excited about their faith. The…
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A migrant child sits on the deck of rescue ship as it arrives April 19 in Augusta, Italy. Migration should be "a choice rather than something forced or involuntary," said Philippine Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations. (CNS photo/Darrin Zammit Lupi, pool via Reuters)

Archbishop: Migration should be a choice, not ‘something forced’

Posted by - June 3, 2017
UNITED NATIONS (CNS) — Migration should be “a choice rather than something forced or involuntary,” said Philippine Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations. For that…
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A woman prays the rosary at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in New York City. Pope Francis said May 26 that Christian life will be beautiful and joyful if people hold in their hearts the joy they felt when they first encountered Christ. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Prayer, memory, mission create a joy no one can take away, pope says

Posted by - June 3, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Christian road map for life’s journey is to keep Jesus in one’s heart, one’s eyes on heaven and one’s feet on the ground, spreading the…
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Christian missionaries are seen in Guwahati, India, April 30. Pope Francis said May 26 that Catholics, especially members of religious orders, are called to be bold, creative and consoling "missionaries without borders. (CNS photo/Stringer, EPA)

Mission means never saying, ‘It’s always been done this way,’ pope says

Posted by - June 3, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics, especially members of religious orders, are called to be bold, creative and consoling “missionaries without borders,” Pope Francis said. Meeting May 26 with members of…
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Smoke billows near a mosque in Marawi, Philippines, May 30. Catholic bishops in the southern Philippines supported the declaration of martial law in Mindanao following an attempt by a band of gunmen claiming to be Islamic militants to seize the city. (CNS photo/Erik De Castro, Reuters)

Mindanao bishops support ‘temporary’ martial law in wake of violence

Posted by - June 3, 2017
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Catholic bishops in the southern Philippines supported the declaration of martial law in Mindanao following an attempt by a band of gunmen claiming to be Islamic…
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Michelle Moran, president of the Vatican-based International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services, is pictured before a press conference at the Vatican May 30. Leaders of the Catholic charismatic movement were gathering in Rome to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the charismatic renewal. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

One in the Spirit: Catholics, Pentecostals celebrate Pentecost with pope

Posted by - June 3, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ very public friendship with and overtures to Pentecostal and evangelical leaders is a high-profile reflection of a relationship that already existed at the grass…
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