Targeting world poverty has shown results, advocates say
Living in extreme poverty, pegged at income below $1.90 a day, nosedived from 40% in 1981 to 12% in 2015.
Young people encouraged to ‘abandon everything’ to God as witnesses to life
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As the sun rose on the nation’s capital Jan. 24, about 18,000 teens and young adults gathered in joyful praise and worship, celebrating the sanctity of all human life at the Capital One Arena in Washington at the Youth Rally and Mass for Life, the largest annual event sponsored by the Archdiocese of Washington.
Christian unity requires recognizing, welcoming others’ gifts, pope says
ROME (CNS) — As Christians work and pray for the restoration of full unity among them, they must be willing to learn from one another, even from the smallest of the Christian communities, Pope Francis said.
Peaceful spirit of pro-life marchers ‘quite amazing,’ says participant
WASHINGTON (CNS) — What you don’t comprehend about the marching portion of the March for Life until you’re in it is, even though it appears somewhat unorganized at the start, is that it’s an intensely polite and orderly experience despite its immense size.
Scottsdale singer captures sounds of ‘Unfailing grace’ in first book
It’s about a woman’s Catholic faith and how to live it, most notably in the Valleys, but at all points along the journey. Or, as part of the subtitle calls it, “Showing the Beauty of This Tapestry of Life.”
Priests swap clericals for camouflage to help fight Australian fires
They live in the field with firefighters and share in the daily routine which includes clearing roads, mending fences and anything else to help communities make the first steps to recovery.
New research details Catholic inmates at Auschwitz
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — A Polish researcher has published the first study of religious practices among Christian prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau, as the 75th anniversary of the Nazi-run death camp’s liberation was marked in Israel and Poland.
Marching ‘an authentic act of patriotism,’ says military archbishop
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Taking part in the March for Life is “an authentic act of patriotism,” Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, told 5,000 worshippers Jan. 24 in his homily for the closing Mass of the National Vigil for Life.
Remembering Holocaust is ‘a duty,’ pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said remembering the millions of men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust is a call for the world today to reflect and commit to not repeating the atrocities of the past.
God’s word brings light to life’s dark corners, pope says at Mass
Jesus enters the human heart the same way He passed through Galilee: to heal and call people to follow Him.
