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Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with members of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments at the Vatican Feb. 14, 2019. The pope urged members of the congregation to promote a love of and appreciation for the liturgy, avoiding "sterile ideological polarizations" and attitudes that would view the Mass as a place for "do-it-yourself" adaptations. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Need to change hearts, not just books, to improve liturgy, pope says

Posted by - February 24, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The sacred liturgy is meant to help the people of God conform their heart, mind and actions more closely to Christ, Pope Francis said. “We know…
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Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna of Malta and Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, members of the organizing committee for the Feb. 21-24 Vatican meeting on the protection of minors in the church, attend a press conference to preview the meeting at the Vatican Feb. 18, 2019. Also pictured is Alessandro Gisotti, interim Vatican spokesman. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Vatican summit: Silence, denial are unacceptable, archbishop says

Posted by - February 24, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When presented with an accusation that a priest has sexually abused a child, “whether it’s criminal or malicious complicity and a code of silence or whether…
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A women becomes emotional meeting Pope Francis Feb. 15, 2019, after a Mass for migrants and members of Italian Catholic parishes, religious orders, organizations and individuals who assist them. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Welcome Christ present in migrants and refugees, pope urges

Posted by - February 24, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even if Christians struggle to recognize him with his “torn clothes (and) dirty feet,” Jesus is present in the migrants and refugees who seek safety and…
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New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan speaks during a news conference Feb. 18, 2019, introducing representatives of six church-related organizations that help pregnant women in need. Pictured are Dr. Anne Nolte, co-founder of the Gianna Center for Women's Health and Fertility in Manhattan; Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, superior general of the Sisters of Life; Dolores Ortiz, assistant executive director of Catholic Guardian Services; and Christopher Bell, president of Good Counsel, which runs four homes in the Archdiocese of New York for single pregnant women and their children. (CNS photo/Chris Sheridan, Catholic New York)

Dolan: Church loves, welcomes pregnant women, is ‘honored’ to serve them

Posted by - February 24, 2019
NEW YORK (CNS) — In a robust demonstration that actions speak louder than words, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan Feb. 18 introduced representatives of six church-related organizations that help…
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World Youth Day pilgrims from the Archdiocese of New York display a banner in the lobby of a Panama City hotel before beginning their walk to attend a vigil with Pope Francis Jan. 26, 2019. The group attend the gathering Jan. 22-27. (CNS photo/Armando Machado, Catholic New York)

U.S. pilgrims still feeling joy, renewal from attending World Youth Day

Posted by - February 24, 2019
NEW YORK (CNS) — Pilgrims from the New York Archdiocese who attended the world-class retreat led by Pope Francis that was World Youth Day in Panama felt renewed in their…
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Six-year-old Clarisa Jugadora touches a photo of her grandparents, who were taken by police from their home in a slum in Manila, Philippines, in 2016. Their bodies were found the next day. They were killed, allegedly as part of the Philippine government's war on drugs. The girl believes her grandparents are in heaven and talks to their photograph every day, keeping them apprised of her life. (CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey)

Philippine bishop: Duterte’s drug war is ‘illegal, immoral and anti-poor’

Posted by - February 23, 2019
KALOOKAN, Philippines (CNS) — A Catholic bishop in the Philippines said his government’s controversial war on drugs is really a war against the country’s poor. “There is no war against…
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