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An elderly woman participates in the 47th annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 24, 2020. Pope Francis told told Catholic seniors and pastoral workers from around the world Jan. 31 that old age "is not a disease, it's a privilege," and Catholic dioceses and parishes miss a huge and growing resource if they ignore their senior members. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Church must recognize the gifts of older Catholics, pope says

Posted by - February 9, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Old age “is not a disease, it’s a privilege,” and Catholic dioceses and parishes miss a huge and growing resource if they ignore their senior members,…
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Religious hold candles as Pope Francis celebrates a Mass marking the World Day for Consecrated Life in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 1, 2020. The Mass was celebrated on the vigil of the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. (CNS photo/Stefano Dal Pozzolo, pool)

For religious, God’s love is worth more than any earthly good, pope says

Posted by - February 9, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When one is totally in love with the Lord, then poverty, chastity and obedience are not sacrifices, but vehicles of freedom, Pope Francis told consecrated men…
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Hosffman Ospino, associate professor of theology and religious education at Boston College, delivers his keynote address Jan. 17, 2020, during the 58th Annual Southwest Liturgical Conference Study Week, in Tucson. (CNS photo/Michael Brown, Diocese of Tucson)

Speaker: Accompaniment, worship, works of mercy can help struggling church

Posted by - February 9, 2020
TUCSON, Ariz. (CNS) — The three challenges facing both the U.S. Catholic Church and this country right now are segregation, polarization and resignation, Boston College professor Hosffman Ospino told attendees…
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This statue of Georgetown University's founder, Bishop John Carroll, greets students at the Washington campus entrance July 22, 2019. U.S. Catholic college leaders have zeroed in on issues their schools face, including financial challenges, their place in the modern secular world and how they can play a role in helping the church recover from the abuse crisis. (CNS photo/Elizabeth Bachmann)

Catholic college leaders examine ways to adapt to current challenges

Posted by - February 9, 2020
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Presidents and school officials from Catholic colleges and universities around the country kicked off their four-day meeting in Washington by looking squarely at the challenges they face.…
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Pope Francis leads a prayer service at a Marian statue overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome Dec. 8, 2019, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The pope says the declaration of Rome as the capital of united Italy 150 years ago was "providential." (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Rome has vocation of dialogue and inclusion, pope says

Posted by - February 9, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The loss of the papal states and the declaration of Rome as the capital of a united Italy 150 years ago was a “providential” event that…
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Kim and Chuck Zurcher, of St. Columbkille Parish in Papillion, Neb., present Benita Habib, a member of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Omaha, an image of the Holy Face of Jesus Nov. 25, 2019. (CNS photo/Elizabeth Wells, Catholic Voice)

Home visits, new phone app fuel interest in Holy Face of Jesus devotion

Posted by - February 9, 2020
OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) — Ian Snyder first heard about the Holy Face of Jesus devotion at a Mass at the Holy Family Shrine outside Gretna, Nebraska. The His Holy Face…
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