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Pope Francis greets a disabled pilgrim during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 7, 2019. Returning for the first audience following the summer break, the pope continued his series of talks on the Acts of Apostles and reflected on the words spoken by Peter and John before healing a disabled man asking for alms at the entrance to the temple. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)

Church is a mother to all, remains close to those who suffer, pope says

Posted by - August 16, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Like the apostles who brought spiritual and physical healing to those in need, Christians are called to tend to the wounds of the suffering and the…
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Pope Francis waves as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 11, 2019. Marking the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the pope urged nations to recall the need to protect the life and dignity of the victims of war and armed conflict. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope calls on nations to protect lives, dignity of war victims

Posted by - August 16, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking the anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, Pope Francis urged nations to recall the need to protect the life and dignity of the victims of war…
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People in Warsaw, Poland, gather outside the apostolic nunciature Aug. 7, 2019, to demand the resignation of Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski of Krakow. The protesters were upset that the archbishop had likened the LGBTQ community and the rainbow flag to a "communist plague." The placard reads "Love of a neighbor? What's this?" (CNS photo/Dawid Zuchowicz, Agencja Gazeta via Reuters)

Polish archbishop vows to resist ‘ideology’ that defies church teaching

Posted by - August 16, 2019
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — The president of the Polish bishops’ conference confirmed the country’s Catholic Church will resist “LGBT ideology” as equality campaigners demanded the dismissal of an archbishop who…
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Rescue workers are seen at the collapsed Morandi Bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa in this Aug. 14, 2018, file photo. Marking the first anniversary of the bridge collapse, Pope Francis offered encouragement to the people of Genoa Aug. 13. (CNS photo/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters)

Closeness is God’s answer to suffering, pope says

Posted by - August 16, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In hopeless situations of pain and suffering, God never abandons his children but rather remains close to them, Pope Francis said. “God’s answer to our pain…
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Michiko Kodama, with glasses at far right, is seen in Washington with other peace activists near the White House Aug. 9, 2019. She was 7 years when she experienced the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, by the United States Aug. 6, 1945. (CNS photo/courtesy Art Laffin

Catholic peace advocates commemorate Hiroshima, Nagasaki anniversaries

Posted by - August 16, 2019
WASHINGTON (CNS) — About 40 peace advocates representing about a dozen religious communities held a special Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Prayer Service of Repentance midday Aug. 9 outside the White…
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Rose lives in rural north-central Kenya and is part of the Unbound project in Meru. From 2014 to the present, 10-year-old Jennifer Stuckenschneider of Colorado, partnering with Unbound, raised over $16,000 to build pumps and sanitary outhouses and latrines in Kenya, Honduras, India and Uganda. (CNS photo/Nickson Ateku, courtesy Unbound)

Science project sparks Colorado girl’s idea to help town in Kenya

Posted by - August 16, 2019
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In 2014, a science project sparked the compassion of a 10-year-old girl from Colorado. So, she set out on a walk that would change the lives of…
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Actor Aldis Hodge and the real-life Brian Banks pose in an undated photo. The new film "Brian Banks," staring Hodge, recounts the true story of the high school football star whose promising future was derailed when he was falsely accused of rape. The California Innocence Project, a law school clinic at California Western School of Law in San Diego, which helped bring about Banks' exoneration, hosted a special screening of the film Aug. 3, 2019, at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. (CNS photo, Katherine Bomboy, courtesy Bleecker Street)

Banks holds no resentment for wrongful conviction; he’s focused on others

Posted by - August 16, 2019
SAN DIEGO (CNS) — The new film “Brian Banks” recounts the true story of a high school football star whose promising future was derailed when he was falsely accused of…
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