Equality for all women must include the unborn, says pro-life marcher
WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Hannah Miller thinks of what it means to be a pro-life woman, the iconic image of the kerchief-clad Rosie the Riveter flexing her muscles immediately comes to mind.
Year in Review: Refugees, displaced people at highest since World War II
The explosive global refugee crisis — likely the top debate-generating news story of 2015 — seems destined to dominate domestic and foreign politics for years to come.
Men pack into conference aimed at evangelizing and empowering
Nearly 1,500 men came in droves from all over the diocese seeking renewed inspiration to embrace their faith and live it boldly.
Divorced and remarried are not excommunicated, pope says at audience
The 100th general audience of his papacy came following a summer break and had Pope Francis discussing how to care for those who, after the irreversible failure of the matrimonial bond, have undertaken a new union.
Powerful nations protect all life, pope says in Japan
TOKYO (CNS) — Beauty, creation and each human life are gifts of God to be treasured and shared, not enslaved to current societal ideas of what is valuable, perfect or productive, Pope Francis said at a Mass in the famous Tokyo Dome.
Remembering Holocaust is ‘a duty,’ pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said remembering the millions of men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust is a call for the world today to reflect and commit to not repeating the atrocities of the past.
U-Mary partners with public university to produce top engineers
The University of Mary is partnering with a state university to produce educated and skilled engineers who will meet the extremely high demand for work in specialized engineering disciplines.
Pope: God offers everyone his mercy as safe haven, door to salvation
Pope Francis asked Catholic civil aviation chaplains to help those they encounter at airports listen to the Word of God so they are, "in turn, capable of offering words of consolation and help others trust in divine mercy."
Reconciling oneself to God leads to healing, pope says in Lenten message
The Lenten season is also a time for prayer, whose contemplation should yield compassion in action toward the wounds of Christ present today, the pope said.
Cling to the Lord, not horoscopes, fortunetellers, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When passing through the storm of life’s difficult moments, Christians must latch on to Christ and not the false sense of security offered by psychics and soothsayers, Pope Francis said.
