Synod groups on sexuality: Church welcomes all, calls all to conversion
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — No one is excluded from the love of God or from being welcomed into the Catholic Church, but God’s love and the Church’s welcome also come with a call to conversion, said the English-language groups at the Synod of Bishops.
Even Church-going young people need to know Jesus, archbishop says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While young Catholics know God’s name, many of them have not encountered Jesus as their Lord and savior, said Polish Archbishop Grzegorz Rys of Lodz.
Pope, meeting South Korean leader, says he’s open to visiting North
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis, at a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, said he is willing to visit North Korea.
Russian Orthodox says ecumenical cooperation can help young people
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Firm in their faith in Jesus and working together, Orthodox and Catholic young people can resist forces trying to remove all traces of faith from society and even could reverse that trend, Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk told the Synod of Bishops.
No byline, but author’s tea room menu has faith written all over it
It’s beyond tea. “We’re serving their soul in some way.”
Former nuncio claims vindication after Cardinal Ouellet’s response
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano said he is convinced he was right to accuse Pope Francis and church officials of failing to act on accusations that then-Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick engaged in sexual misconduct and sexual harassment.
Xavier teacher carves corpus of Christ
“The only time I got cut, I was carving the crown of thorns," said Nathan Ward, art teacher.
Mary Anne Castranio recalled for devotion to faith, Catholic journalism
ATLANTA (CNS) — One of Mary Anne Castranio’s biggest joys came only after facing her fears.
Diocese follows guidelines to ensure dying live their faith in their final days
When Carol Pavlak’s 90-year-old father was nearing his final weeks of life, she knew just where she wanted to turn for the last days he would spend on earth.
Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist
Early historians said this author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles was born to a pagan family in Antioch (Turkey) and converted to Christianity.
