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Friends of Dorothy Day commend important step in her sainthood cause
IMAGE: NS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz By Chaz Muth WASHINGTON — The recent update in the sainthood cause for American Catholic icon Dorothy Day is welcome news to many of her friends and associates who believe her understanding of Catholic social teaching should be held up as a church value. The …
When it comes to happiness, there’s no app for that, pope tells teens
IMAGE: CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Happiness “is not an ‘app’ that you can download on your phones nor will the latest update help you become free and great in loving,” Pope Francis told thousands of teenagers. Youth from around the world …
No matter how court rules in immigration case, questions remain
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — People who closely follow the Supreme Court know it’s a waiting game. There’s the wait to see if a case makes it to the court, the wait for a seat in the courtroom if it does, and then the wait …
New nuncio to U.S. says he’s ready to listen and learn
IMAGE: CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the new nuncio to the United States, said he is ready to learn about the Catholic Church in the country and will try his best to be Pope Francis’ emissary, particularly in promoting a church that …
Brothers, sisters, fathers: Religious orders key to child protection
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a continuing effort to protect children, the Catholic Church’s focus is now turning to religious orders of men and women. Much of the attention had been on how dioceses and national bishops’ conferences have been responding to victims and …
Lay missionaries find purpose and spiritual growth during work abroad
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy of Connor Bergeron By Chaz Muth WASHINGTON (CNS) — Before Connor Bergeron of Reston, Virginia, left to serve as a lay missionary in Bolivia, he wasn’t sure how the experience would impact his life, other than soaking in the excitement and intrigue of living abroad. After graduating …
Charity begins at home, but must not stop there, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Angelo Carconi, EPA By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Charity is an essential sign of Christian faith, one that is learned in family relationships and must spread from there, Pope Francis told leaders and volunteers from Italy’s diocesan Catholic charities. “The cradle and the home” of Catholic …
Dominican nuns keep hope alive among displaced in northern Iraq
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey By Paul Jeffrey IRBIL, Iraq (CNS) — When the Islamic State group rolled across Iraq’s Ninevah Plain in 2014, tens of thousands of Christians fled for their lives to Kurdish-controlled areas of the country. They still wait in limbo in crowded camps, facing an undefined future. …
Groups ask Congress to pass conscience protection for health care workers
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — For decades, Congress and U.S. presidents — both Republican and Democrat — have approved federal laws “protecting conscientious objection to abortion,” but it is increasingly clear current laws “offer far less protection in practice than in theory,” said a group of faith-based, health care and pro-life …
Look at your own sins before judging others, pope says at audience
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must look to their own sins and failings and not fall into the temptation of hypocrisy that causes them to believe they are better than others, Pope Francis said. “The relationship of salvation” with God cannot move forward …