Jesus’ disciples are called to lead without lecturing, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As disciples, Christians are called to imitate Jesus’ heart and lead others directly to him, without lecturing them, Pope Francis said. Thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 25 for the closing Mass of the Synod of Bishops. The Mass concluded three weeks of intense discussion and debate on pastoral responses to the challenges facing families in the modern world.
Pope Francis tells Mexican bishops be unified, speak out on tough issues
MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis demanded forceful denunciations of drug violence in Mexico from the country’s bishops, who have preferred timid pronouncements instead of speaking prophetically on a tragedy that has claimed more than 100,000 lives over the past 10 years and left another 25,000 Mexicans missing.
Annual Mass celebrates veterans, urges faithful to aid the hurting soldier
One of the Mass's lectors experienced something many of his surviving military colleagues — young and old — do not: the love of Christ. "Or they have lost faith and trust,” a deacon who is also a retired Army major general said.
Mark Lombard is 2019 winner of the CPA’s St. Francis de Sales Award
Mark Lombard, business manager and a contributing editor of the Clarion Herald, newspaper of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, is the recipient of the 2019 St. Francis de Sales Award from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada.
Every Saturday, the Mercy Bus brings lapsed Catholics to confession
Passersby can receive miraculous medals and step on board to talk with a priest, receive a blessing or go to confession.
‘40 Days for Life’ welcomes co-founder Shawn Carney Feb. 16
What would it take to end abortion? One of the co-founders of 40 Days for Life will address that and more Feb. 16 at St. Mary’s Basilica.
At Mass, Pope Francis remembers ‘hopeful’ witness of Romanian Catholics
BUCHAREST, Romania (CNS) — In his first Mass in Romania, Pope Francis recalled the witness of countless Catholics in the country who held on to hope and trusted God amid persecution.
Now is time to build new world without inequality, injustice, says pope on Divine...
ROME (CNS) — As the world slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a risk it will be struck by an even worse virus — that of selfish indifference, Pope Francis said.
Bishop calls World Youth Day pilgrims at sendoff Mass ‘living stones on which Christ...
From a spiritual and practical standpoint, the pilgrimage to Krakow, Poland was already underway even before the sendoff Mass began.
Gentle Revolution: Pope wants Year of Mercy to tenderly transform world
Discovering God's generous love kick-starts a virtuous circle, which "leads us to acting in a way that's more tolerant, patient, tender" and just, he said.
