Synod calls for Bible-based presentation of God’s plan for family
As members of the Synod of Bishops concluded work on the second of three chapters in their working document, they continued to call for a tone and for language that is clear, simple and encourages people to see it is possible to live the vocation of marriage and family life.
Italian convents act as safe houses for victims of sex trafficking
Before her 18th birthday, Elizabeth had already traveled across the Sahara and the Mediterranean on her way from Nigeria to Europe and spent six months in a brothel in Denmark. She was being prepared to start working on the streets of Italy when she found her way to Casa Rut, a safe house for trafficking victims.
Pope names Vatican official first bishop of U.S. Anglican ordinariate
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After consultation with the governing council of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, Pope Francis named Msgr. Steven J. Lopes to be the first bishop of the ordinariate, which serves former Anglicans in the United States and Canada living in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
Deacons gather in Rome, share reflections on ministry, challenges
Phoenix deacons are among those in Rome May 27-29 for the Jubilee for Deacons during the Year of Mercy.
French priest’s martyrdom a life-changing event, archbishop says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The martyrdom of a French priest killed a year ago while celebrating Mass was an event that “has transformed me as a bishop,” Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen said.
‘This is the pope’s youth!’ [VIDEO]
World Youth Day pilgrims arrive in Panama filled with faith and enthusiasm.
Pope encourages joint community service by rabbis, parish priests
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The fruitful friendship and dialogue between Jews
and Christians must go beyond the world of experts and academia, Pope Francis
said.
“It would...
Interested in helping at World Meeting of Families? Volunteer
Now there is an answer to the familiar question, "How can I help?" that's been posed surrounding the four-day World Meeting of Families conference and events surrounding the visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia in September.
Church charities augment tattered school system in quake-wracked Nepal
The Salesians launched a sewing program following the disaster that has some two dozen women sewing uniforms for poor children in government-run schools in remote mountain villages. The earthquake destroyed more than 25,000 classrooms in nearly 8,000 schools.
Pope asks people walk Way of Cross to find Christ’s light, Jesuit says
Pope Francis shows people that only by walking the Way of the Cross can they discover the "Way of the Light" — the glory of God resurrected and the salvation of mankind, said the Jesuit editor of a new book.
