Pax Christi leaders alarmed that airstrikes will aid ISIS recruiting
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The three top leaders of the international Catholic peace organization also called upon the world, particularly the United Nations, to work together to seek nonviolent alternatives to stop the Islamic State's expansion and influence in Iraq and Syria.
Teaching on theology of the body unifies Christians, American says in U.K.
The theology, Christopher West said, offered a prophetic response to the rise of a new gender ideology in which individuals asserted a right to choose a gender, often of their own creation, instead of accepting gender as biologically determined.
‘John 17’ unites Catholics and Protestants for day of prayer
Not so long ago, the idea of bringing together hundreds of Catholic and Protestant followers of Christ for a day of prayer was unthinkable.
Canadian cardinal-designate spent decades working with poor, marginalized
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WASHINGTON (CNS) — In working among the world’s poor for many decades, Canadian Cardinal-designate Michael Czerny was one of several Jesuits who volunteered to...
Pope Francis ‘has our backs’ on pro-life cause, says archbishop
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis “has our backs” in the pro-life cause, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, said to applause in his Jan. 23 homily at the opening Mass of the National Vigil for Life.
Rio+20: Still trying to map a sustainable future for the world
LIMA, Peru (CNS) -- Twenty years ago, a 12-year-old girl stood before government officials from most of the world's countries and pleaded for her...
Women reflect on their role in Christ, ways to engage culture during annual conference
For women who often care for others first and themselves somewhere down the line, the conference posed a question point blank at them: “Who Does He Say You Are?”
Banners unfurled as faithful share stories of five saints
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican hung banners of the Catholic Church’s newly canonized saints four days before the Mass that would officially recognize that they are in heaven with God.
Franciscan Renewal community loses a brother
Franciscan Brother Mario Vasquez, who spent most of his 55 years with the order at the Franciscan Renewal Center — the Casa — in Scottsdale tending to the garden and the people, died.
UMary’s bioethics students focus on courage at seminar
The seminar, Courage as an Essential Virtue for the Catholic Healthcare Provider, runs Aug. 18-20 at University of Mary in North Dakota.
