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Bishop opposes death sentence for man convicted of killing churchgoers
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jason Miczek, Reuters By CHARLESTON, S.C. (CNS) — Jurors unanimously agreed to sentence Dylann Roof to death for killing nine black churchgoers. In closing statements before the deliberation Jan. 10, the unrepentant 22-year-old told jurors that “I still feel like I had to do it,” the Associated Press …
Order of Malta questions legitimacy of commission established by pope
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The leadership of the Order of Malta denied the legality of a Vatican investigation into the forced resignation of the group’s former grand chancellor, but the commission established by Pope Francis said it “is completely legitimate and authorized” to …
Success, well-being at any cost will deceive, disappoint, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Watch out for the tempting promises and easy rewards of false gods and idols because they always lead to confusion, disappointment and even death, Pope Francis said. “We are tempted to seek even fleeting comfort, which seems to fill the …
Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Solis of Los Angeles named bishop of Salt Lake City
IMAGE: CNS photo/J.D. Long-Garcia, The Tidings By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has named Auxiliary Bishop Oscar A. Solis of Los Angeles as bishop of Salt Lake City. Bishop Solis, 63, a native of San Jose City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, has been auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles since 2004. Previously, …
SEEK 2017 inspires college students to evangelize at home campuses
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy FOCUS By Ana Franco-Guzman SAN ANTONIO (CNS) — In need of reigniting the fire for his Catholic faith, Jeremy Martins found the flame he needed during SEEK 2017. “SEEK is the log I was waiting for,” said Martins, a junior at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. “It …
Pope: Jesus amazed because he was humble, helpful, not a hypocrite
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus astonished people with the way he taught and interacted with others because he wasn’t aloof, domineering or hypocritical, Pope Francis said in a homily. “Jesus wasn’t allergic to people. Touching lepers, the sick did not disgust him,” whereas the Pharisees — who …
Georgia woman killed by gunman at Florida airport was parish stalwart
IMAGE: CNS photo/Woltering family via Reuters By ATLANTA (CNS) — Olga Woltering, a bedrock member of her parish and the Atlanta Cursillo movement and beloved to her family and many friends, was among five people killed in the Jan. 6 shooting at a Florida airport. Woltering, 84, was leaving for …
Pope asks for warm hearts to help homeless deal with the cold
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Looking out over St. Peter’s Square where icicles hung from usually bubbling fountains, Pope Francis prayed for the homeless. The freeze in Rome, subzero temperatures in large parts of Europe and heavy snowfalls in many areas in early January forced …
Doctrinal chief dismisses idea of ‘fraternal correction’ of pope
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church is “very far” from a situation in which the pope is in need of “fraternal correction” because he has not put the faith and church teaching in danger, said Cardinal Gerhard Muller, prefect of the Congregation for …
Cardinal Tobin looks to bridge chasm between faith, life in anxious world
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Beth Griffin NEWARK, N.J. (CNS) — The chasm between faith and life is the greatest challenge facing the Catholic Church today, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin said at his installation Mass, and he urged the church to be salt for the earth so that the presence …