Laughter Tim Conway ‘gave world will never be replaced,’ says daughter
Conway had a lot of ups and downs, but he once told Catholic News Service in an interview that he was able to weather it all because of his Catholic faith.
Pope prays for people in financial difficulty because of pandemic
He also reflected on what true prayer requires: a heart filled with faith, perseverance and courage.
Fear, status quo smother fire of God’s love, pope says at synod Mass
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church’s mission in the world is to spread the fire of God’s love and must not be limited to the “‘ordinary maintenance’ of those who already know the Gospel,” Pope Francis said.
Pope opens Missionary Month with call to share joy, hope, talents
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God wants everyone to take a risk to share with others the gifts He has given to them — their life, talents and His love, Pope Francis said.
Vatican report calls U.S. women religious to continued dialogue
A massive, detailed Vatican-ordered investigation of U.S. communities of women religious ended with a call to the women themselves to continue discerning how best to live the Gospel in fidelity to their orders' founding ideals while facing steeply declining numbers and a rapidly aging membership.
Justice is ‘a divine characteristic’ of God, archbishop says at Red Mass
"Those of you engaged in the administration of justice can and must never completely remove those divine qualities from your service and your calling," he said.
‘He was a great,’ Pope Francis says of St. John Paul II
It's part biography of the late pope who would be 100 later this year and part Pope Francis' reflection about their encounters and spirituality.
Court says tax credit program can’t exclude religious schools
WASHINGTON -- In a 5-4 ruling June 30, the Supreme Court said the exclusion of religious schools in Montana's state scholarship aid program violated...
Put the phone away and talk to each other, pope urges families
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Reciting the Angelus prayer Dec. 29, the feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis entrusted to Mary, “Queen of the Family,” all the families of the world, “especially those experiencing suffering or distress, and we invoke upon them her maternal protection.”
600 faithful join bishop in celebrating Richmond Diocese’s bicentennial
NORFOLK, Va. (CNS) — The first Catholics of Virginia 200 years ago were “a few shining stars” that eventually burst forth “into greater constellations of communities” bringing the light of Christ to all whom they encountered, said Bishop Barry C. Knestout in opening the Diocese of Richmond’s bicentennial celebration.
