Louisiana court upholds priest’s ‘seal of confession’ rights
BATON ROUGE, La. (CNA/EWTN News) — A state appeals court in Louisiana reaffirmed that Catholic priests cannot be forced by law to violate the seal of the confessional.
Little Sisters provincial accepts highest award from Knights of Columbus
TORONTO (CNS) — The Little Sisters who fought the big system heard the cheers, held back tears and accepted the Gaudium et Spes Award from the Knights of Columbus at the Knights’ annual gala “States Dinner” in Toronto.
Parish guide on ecology gives practical ideas to combat climate change
ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) — In his encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home,” Pope Francis does not mince words: “Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.”
Ex-NFL player, now with ALS, exhorts: ‘Relentlessly seek your purpose’
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — A former pro football player who is the subject of a new documentary about his life with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, told a crowd at St. Mary’s Dominican High School in New Orleans to “relentlessly seek your purpose.”
Pope names six women, six men to panel to study women deacons
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has appointed six men and six women to a commission to study the issue of women deacons, particularly their ministry in the early Church.
Catholics urged not to give in to hatred after French priest’s death
WASHINGTON (CNS) — While Catholics mourn the senseless killing of a beloved French priest, Church leaders have emphasized that shock and grief over this attack cannot fuel hatred against Muslims or immigrants.
It’s not right to equate Islam with violence, pope says [VIDEO]
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) -- An economy that focuses on the God of money, not human beings, is the foundation of terrorism, Pope Francis said.
Don’t tuck life away, take risks, pope tells young people
KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) — Take risks and do not let life’s obstacles get in the way of encountering the true joy and life that Jesus can give, Pope Francis told more than 1 million young people.
Bishop: WYD is not a vacation [VIDEO]
Bishop William F. Murphy of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, explains that World Youth Day should be a pilgrimage, not a vacation.
In invocation, priest asks God to keep nation ‘free of hatred, violence’
He didn't bring the delegates to their feet in cheers, but evoked heads bowed in silent prayer.
