Pilgrims to take sharpened social media strategies to World Youth Day
Smartphones and tablets, and their improved video-capture and mobile-application media-sharing capabilities, are likely to make World Youth Day documented in a way that no other such event has been to date.
Let Jesus cleanse you of your sins, pope urges
Christian faith and a moral life are responses to God's mercy and not the result of "titanic" human effort, Pope Francis said.
July 16 virtual pilgrimage to Lourdes to affirm prayer against COVID-19
An international virtual pilgrimage to the sanctuary of Lourdes, France, will "affirm the power of prayer" against COVID-19, said the shrine's vice rector.
Video of Planned Parenthood doctor prompts calls for investigation
A video released July 14 appears to show a top Planned Parenthood official discussing the sale of parts of aborted babies for research, including discussing ways the abortion procedure can be altered to preserve specifically requested body parts.
Priest begins offering drive-through confessions in church parking lot
He has even thought through traffic flow, extra passengers and those who want to go "behind the screen."
Deacon-physician says everyone can help limit spread of virus
They're commonsense measures that bear repeating though this Q-&-A offers additional insight for faith-based people.
Lafayette bishop offers prayers in wake of theater shooting
LAFAYETTE, La. (CNS) — Bishop Michael Jarrell of Lafayette offered prayers and sympathy to the victims of a multiplex cinema shooting July 23 in...
‘Let freedom ring!’ Respect for rights helps society, pope says
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — Not far from where the Liberty Bell is on display, Pope Francis urged the people of the United States to continue to “proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof,” as the bell’s inscription says.
Brothers describe what ‘crystallized’ decision to choose religious life
God is a being of "hints and whispers" when it comes to vocations.
Vatican secretary of state congratulates Trump, offers prayers
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Congratulating Donald Trump for his victory in the U.S. presidential election, the Vatican secretary of state expressed hope that people would work together “to change the global situation, which is a situation of serious laceration, serious conflict.”
