Terminally ill mother: Euthanasia push robs ‘friends and family of joy’
SYDNEY (CNS) — In March, as Anna Corry lay dying, she sent out a request to speak publicly about her opposition to euthanasia.
House Speaker visits Texas Catholic agency to see solutions to poverty firsthand
FORT WORTH, Texas (CNS) — House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, has been studying poverty at the federal level from Washington, but he took a few hours to learn what poverty looks like on the front lines with a visit to Catholic Charities Fort Worth April 3.
Leave Mass praising God, not gossiping about others, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The final words at Mass — “Go in peace” — are an invitation to Christians to proclaim God’s blessings through their lives, not an opportunity to go outside and speak ill of others, Pope Francis said.
Atlantans remember native son with prayers, awarding of King peace prizes
ATLANTA (CNS) — Churches around the Archdiocese of Atlanta solemnly rang bells 39 times in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Odd Couple: Quebec cardinal, Anglican bishop shared same roof for a year
QUEBEC CITY (CNS) — “Really?” Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, archbishop of Quebec, recalls the reaction of people when they learned that the Anglican bishop of Quebec was living with him in the Episcopal Palace.
Paraguayan Catholics rejoice for beatification of one of their own
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (CNS) — In rural Paraguay in 2002, a newborn who spent 20 minutes without signs of life after the umbilical cord was cut was declared dead after attempts to revive him failed. A nurse at the scene then prayed for the intercession of “Chiquitunga” and the baby came back to life.
USCCB president praises pope for ‘powerful words’ calling all to holiness
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said he is grateful to Pope Francis for “his powerful, straightforward words” in “Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad),” his apostolic exhortation on “the call to holiness in today’s world.”
Trump’s border policies cross the line for Church leaders, advocates
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic Church leaders and immigration advocates say President Donald Trump’s recent moves to clamp down on immigration are extreme and unnecessary.
‘Is my dad in heaven?’ little boy asks pope
ROME (CNS) — After circling a massive, crumbling public housing complex on the outskirts of Rome, Pope Francis had an emotional encounter with the neighborhood’s children.
Don’t be ‘couch potatoes,’ get up and evangelize, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must be willing to move where the Spirit leads them and not be benchwarmers on the sidelines of efforts to evangelize, Pope Francis said.
