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Pope Francis holds the Book of the Gospels as he celebrates Mass on the feast of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 1, 2020. The pope has established the third Sunday in Ordinary Time as "Sunday of the Word of God." It will be celebrated for the first time Jan. 26. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope sets special day to honor, study, share the Bible

Posted by - January 18, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The newly established “Sunday of the Word of God” is an invitation to Catholics across the world to deepen their appreciation, love and faithful witness to…
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Nurses attend to a patient in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, Dec. 23, 2019. In Jesus, the sick "will find strength to face all the worries and questions that assail you during this 'dark night' of body and soul," Pope Francis said in a message for the Feb. 11 celebration of World Day of the Sick. (CNS photo/Khaled Abdullah, Reuters)

Pope to health workers: Uphold ‘the truest human right, the right to life’

Posted by - January 12, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Health care professionals always must “promote the dignity and life of each person and reject any compromise in the direction of euthanasia, assisted suicide or suppression…
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Mourners attend a funeral procession for Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 6, 2020. The two men were killed Jan. 3 in a U.S. drone airstrike at Baghdad International Airport. (CNS photo/Nazanin Tabatabaee/, West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

Pope prays for dialogue as tensions mount between U.S., Iran

Posted by - January 12, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis led pilgrims in prayers for peace as tensions between the United States and Iran escalated following the assassination of a top Iranian general. Several…
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Damon Owens, executive director of JoyToB, offered the keynote address at the FOCUS-sponsored Student Leadership Summit Dec. 31 at the Phoenix Convention Center. (CNS photo/John Caballero/Catholic Sun)

Catholics ring in New Year by learning how to evangelize at FOCUS summit

Posted by - January 12, 2020
PHOENIX (CNS) — Alfonso Fraire, a student at Arizona State University, volunteers his time with youth ministry — and hopes to take back what he’s learned at the Student Leadership…
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Dr. Shawn Fibkins, right, a radiologist in Parkland, Fla., stands with John Fernandez, director of religious education at St. John Neumann Church in Miami. The two men met at a retreat and Fernandez donated a kidney to Fibkins who suffered from kidney disease. "If you ever need a kidney, let me know man, I got you," Fernandez said. (CNS photo/Priscilla Greear, Florida Catholic)

Miami man met his future kidney donor at Catholic retreat

Posted by - January 12, 2020
MIAMI (CNS) — After a routine exam 16 years ago, Dr. Shawn Fibkins discovered that he had inherited polycystic kidney disease from his father. “It was devastating for me because…
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Mercy Sister Patricia Pora, director of Hispanic ministry for the Diocese of Portland, provides religious instruction at St. Michael Church in Cherryfield, Maine. She works to meet the spiritual and the material needs of migrants. (CNS photo/courtesy The Harvest)

Migrants benefit from Mercy Sisters’ ministry of presence

Posted by - January 12, 2020
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Mercy Sister Rosemary Welsh is a nurse and for the past 44 years she has immersed her ministry in the Latino culture. Through the lives of thousands…
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Dead fish float on the Confuso River in Villa Hayes, Paraguay, in this 2017 file photo. Pope Francis announced in 2019 that the Catechism of the Catholic Church would be updated to include a definition of "ecological sin." (CNS photo/Jorge Adorno, Reuters)

Ecological sin: Idea of updating catechism sparks debate

Posted by - January 12, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ announcement that the Catechism of the Catholic Church would be updated to include a definition of “ecological sin” sent Catholic Twitter into a frenzy.…
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Dan Beaudrie was told by doctors that he may never wrestle again after sustaining severe injuries following a near-fatal car accident in March 2015. Two years later, he became a Wyoming state champion in his weight division. Beaudrie credits his Catholic faith, his family and determination that helped him defy medical expectations. (CNS photo/courtesy Dan Beaudrie)

Wrestler’s nearly fatal car crash rejuvenated his faith

Posted by - January 12, 2020
Dan Beaudrie is a man of faith who beat the odds. Actually, he didn’t just beat them, he crushed them. Both faith and wrestling were important to Beaudrie, a high…
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