Signs of future reality emerge at St. John Paul II campus
The idea of a Catholic high school to serve the West Valley finally has tangible signs of reality.
Little Sisters of the Poor get unscheduled visit from Pope Francis
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis made a previously unannounced 15-minute stop Sept. 23 at a Washington residence operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor, where he met with about 45 sisters.
Pope asks youth to perform works of mercy in run-up to WYD
He asked that they not be afraid to experience God's "boundless mercy, so that in turn you may become apostles of mercy by your actions, words and prayers in our world, wounded by selfishness, hatred and so much despair."
E3 Africa branching out, changing lives
When Richard Opi was born in Uganda without arms, community natives there advised his parents to kill him. To be born with such an affliction, they said, was a disgrace and surely a bad omen.
Family prayer time can start with small, simple gestures, pope says
In a family's "complicated and packed schedule," Pope Francis sad, "a heart filled with affection for God can turn even a thought without words into a prayer."
Online Catholic Leadership Program for Lay Catholic Professionals Launches
The Catholic Association of Latino Leaders and Tepeyac Leadership, Inc. announce the launching of TLI Online, a five-month civic leadership program oriented towards the development of Catholic professionals in secular society.
Behind hatred, violence is an unloved heart, pope says at audience [VIDEO]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Violence and hatred often are signs that a person is unhappy and feels unloved and unwanted, Pope Francis said.
God’s mercy knows ‘no limits,’ frees people from despair, pope says
"The church's forgiveness must be every bit as broad as that offered by Jesus on the cross and by Mary at his feet," Pope Francis said.
Cardinal George, 78, dies after long fight with cancer
Cardinal Francis E. George, the retired archbishop of Chicago who was the first native Chicagoan to head the archdiocese, died April 17 at his residence after nearly 10 years battling cancer. He was 78.
Synod document is to aid discussion, not be Church teaching, cardinal says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes said the working document for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is not official Church teaching, but rather a way for bishops to listen to the local Churches’ concerns.
