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Dublin archbishop outlines themes to prepare for World Meeting of Families
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy John McElroy By Sarah Mac Donald KNOCK, Ireland (CNS) — The president of the 2018 World Meeting of Families stressed that “there is no such thing as the ideal family” but that “there is an ideal of family,” which is what the church is seeking to promote …
Imprisonment without hope for the future is torture, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Although prisoners must pay a price for their crimes, incarceration must not be used as a method of torture but rather an opportunity to become contributing members of society, Pope Francis said. Punishment can be fruitful only when inmates are helped to …
Vatican II liturgical reform ‘irreversible,’ pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church must continue to work to understand the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council and why they were made, rather than rethinking them, Pope Francis said. “After this magisterium, after this long journey, we can affirm with certainty and …
Bishop at forefront of initiative says racism demands church’s attention
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — By creating a committee to deal with racism, the country’s Catholic bishops are standing up for the American value of equality and for a Gospel that refutes the hatred and violence the country witnessed Aug. 11 and 12 during white …
Bishops form new body to address ‘sin of racism’ that ‘inflicts’ nation
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Saying there is an “urgent need” to address “the sin of racism” in the country and find solutions to it, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has established a new Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism and named one of the country’s African-American Catholic bishops to chair …
Bishops form new body to address ‘sin of racism’ that ‘inflicts’ nation
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Saying there is an “urgent need” to address “the sin of racism” in the country and find solutions to it, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has established a new Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism and named one of the country’s African-American Catholic bishops to chair …
Pope: God gives hope for the future despite present-day suffering
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While the world reels from terrorism, natural disasters and division, God weeps with those who suffer and offers the hope of a future full of joy and consolation, Pope Francis said. Recalling the victims of a terror attack in Barcelona Aug. 17, …
Venerable church a natural place to view heavens during solar eclipse
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ed Langlois, Catholic Sentinel By Ed Langlois ST. PAUL, Ore. (CNS) — Hundreds of solar eclipse viewers Aug. 21 watched the sky grow dim and then witnessed the spectacular dancing white corona of the sun’s edge from alongside Oregon’s oldest Catholic church. Built in 1846, St. Paul Church …
Polish archbishop thinks Vatican will recognize Medjugorje apparitions
By Jonathan Luxmoore WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — A Polish archbishop who inspected Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Medjugorje shrine for the pope predicted the Vatican will soon recognize its Marian apparitions. “The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has passed all documentation to the Secretariat of State — everything suggests the apparitions will …
Two die in earthquake on Italian island
By ROME (CNS) — One of the two women who died when an earthquake struck the Italian island of Ischia was killed by falling debris from a 19th-century church. The other died in her home, which was destroyed by the quake Aug. 21. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, …