Jesuit presenter discusses battling addiction with faith and 12 steps
Fr. C. Kevin Gillespie, SJ, held his audience spellbound. The more than 200 people who crowded in to hear him were there to learn about addiction.
The Holy Family is our example, says workshop presenter
PHILADELPHIA — Most Catholic homes have a depiction of the Holy Family framed or on a mantle, but their example should extend beyond a sacramental. The Holy Family serves as the example for Catholic families striving for love, joy and holiness in a world fraught with pain and distress.
In New York service, pope offers encouragement to men, women religious
NEW YORK (CNS) — During an Evening Prayer service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, Pope Francis thanked the nation’s priests, brothers and women religious for their service and gave particular thanks to women religious saying, “Where would the Church be without you?”
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.
Pointers on learning to forgive and offering forgiveness
PHILADELPHIA — Dr. Daniel Mark, a professor of political science at Villanova University, stood before one of the more crowded breakout sessions at the World Meeting of Families .
Jesus came into the world as a homeless person, Pope Francis says [VIDEO]
WASHINGTON (CNA/EWTN News) — There is no social or moral justification for homelessness, but we can find solace and meaning in the Incarnation, Pope Francis said Thursday during a visit to Catholic Charities in Washington, D.C.
Pope to Congress: Stop bickering, world needs your help [VIDEO]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The past, the promise and the potential of the United States must not be smothered by bickering and even hatred at a time when the U.S. people and indeed the world need a helping hand, Pope Francis told the U.S. Congress.
Deacon and wife living out vocation through foster parenting
In Arizona, where there are more than 17,000 children in foster care, the most being in Maricopa County, Dcn. Tift and Denise, who serve at Christ the King Parish in Mesa, have opened their hearts and home to make a difference in the lives of approximately 50 children and young adults for the past 21 years.
Families learn how to foster vocations, nurture faith
They came from across the globe to learn how to build up what's been called the school of love and the domestic church.
Pope canonizes Junípero Serra, says faith is alive only when shared
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Canonizing the 18th-century Spanish missionary, Blessed Junípero Serra, Pope Francis insisted a person’s faith is alive only when it is shared.
