IMAGE: NS photo/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World By Colleen Dulle WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Deacon Joseph Jensen entered Our Lady of Good Counsel Passionist Seminary in Warrenton, Missouri, in the late 1950s, he realized he was the only student in his class who had read the Bible. Deacon Jensen, now …

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Prayer powers the light that Christians are called to share with the world, Pope Francis said. “You can do many great things for the church — a Catholic university, a school, a hospital — and they will even build you a monument as …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Catholic Press Photo By Nancy Wiechec PHOENIX (CNS) — Muhammad Ali leaves an indelible mark on the world not only as a fighter and athlete but as a man of faith, courage and generosity. The three-time heavyweight champion and self-titled “The Greatest” boxer of all time died at …

IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even in the midst of suffering and death, Christians can become witnesses of the resurrection and the power of God’s compassion, Pope Francis said as he proclaimed two new saints. In the Sunday Gospel reading, Jesus’ raising of a …

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will set up a panel of legal experts to help him in deciding whether to remove a religious superior or bishop from office for failing to protect minors and vulnerable adults from sex abuse. Vatican offices will continue to investigate claims …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Julie Asher ST. LOUIS (CNS) — Maria de Lourdes Ruiz Scaperlanda, a writer and author in the Catholic press since 1982, received the 2016 St. Francis de Sales Award from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada. The award, which is the …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Ghulamullah Habibi, EPA By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has requested a special study session at the Vatican to look at how to solve the growing problem of drug abuse, especially narcotics. Leading experts from around the world are being invited “to examine and discuss …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review By Carol Zimmermann ST. LOUIS (CNS) — In today’s age of cyberbullying and online vitriol, be sure to take the high road and build people up rather than tear them down, Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of Burlington, Vermont, told Catholic communicators attending the …

IMAGE: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mercy recognizes that life is short and that so much good needs to be done that there is no time to waste in making amends, Pope Francis told priests. “That is why it is so important to forgive completely” and …

IMAGE: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The spiritual retreat Pope Francis offered priests and seminarians as part of the Jubilee of Priests could be seen as a “crash course” on the role of mercy in priestly ministry. His series of three meditations in three Roman basilicas …