The Catholic Sun

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Heads of state discussing carbon emission limits must create a global and “transformative” agreement built on justice, solidarity and fairness, a papal representative told the U.N. climate conference in Paris.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CNS) — A priest who celebrates Mass every Friday morning on a sidewalk near the Planned Parenthood facility targeted by a lone gunman Nov. 27 said the shooter’s actions were the antithesis of the pro-life cause.

It's been 35 years since three religious sisters and a lay missionary were abducted, raped and murdered by members of the National Guard on their way from a Salvadoran airport and the masterminds of the crime have gone unpunished.

Marking the first Sunday of Advent at the Mass with priests, religious, catechists and youths, Pope Francis urged the Catholic community to be committed to helping the country make a new start.

The event will be filled with color, but above all, with devotion and fervor in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Diocese of Phoenix and of the Americas.

The special edition stamps are available via the euro and by email to: order.ufn@scv.va. Vatican Observatory stamps are also available.

Between the sounds of holiday classics playing on secular radio stations, red coffee cups and “Charlie Brown” specials, it’s easy for Catholics to forget that not only has the Christmas Season not started yet, nor has the season anticipating it, Advent, which begins Sunday, Nov. 29.

While awaiting basic medical treatment, three Iraqi retirees recalled celebrating everything together before the Islamic State seized control of Qaraqosh in August 2014, driving out some 50,000 Christians.

Offering a Christian funeral and burial to those who would otherwise never have one is among the corporal works of mercy, but arguably the one least spoken of.

A growing group of moms is finding solidarity with mothers who expereince the same roller coaster of emotions as their children further discern or live a religious vocation.