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For Catholic astronauts, flying to space doesn’t mean giving up the faith
IMAGE: CNS/ photo/courtesy NASA By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — On the International Space Station there’s a place, while filled with robotic equipment, where astronauts like to hang out. Called the Cupola, the small module has seven large bay windows that give crew members a panoramic view of Earth. On …
Pope to visit Lesbos with Orthodox to highlight plight of refugees
IMAGE: CNS photo/Marko Djurica, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In an effort to highlight the dramatic situation of refugees left in limbo on the Greek island of Lesbos, Pope Francis and other Christian leaders will meet with the migrants April 16. “Naturally, the pope wants to be …
God excludes no one from his love; offers mercy, not hate, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus brought humanity God’s merciful, saving love, not hatred and animosity, Pope Francis said. “Jesus makes visible a love open to everyone — nobody excluded — open to everyone without bounds,” he said at his weekly general audience in St. …
Saint’s relics found in rubble of church destroyed by terrorists
IMAGE: CNS photo/SANA via Reuters By Gaby Maniscalco VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The relics of Syrian St. Elian, which originally were thought to have been destroyed by members of the so-called Islamic State militia, have been found amid the rubble of the desecrated Mar Elian Church in Qaryatain, Syria. The …
Villanova player’s winning shot is no surprise to his high school coach
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Kris Jenkins got the ball with the score tied in the final seconds of the NCAA men’s basketball championship game April 4, his former high school coach had no doubt that the Villanova junior would make the shot. The …
Church urges nations, society to address ongoing issues related to drugs
IMAGE: CNS photo/Oscar Rivera, EPA By Ezra Fieser SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CNS) — Heroin and painkillers plague the streets of U.S. cities and small towns. Mexican drug cartels have turned swaths of that country into battle zones. In South Africa, young people are getting hooked on a drug made …
Catholic institutions join amicus brief supporting Clean Power Plan
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Citing a moral obligation to care for the natural world and all inhabitants of the earth, 30 Catholic and faith-based institutions filed an amicus brief with a federal appeals court in support of the Clean Power Plan. The …
Quotes from Pope Francis on drugs
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jeffrey Arguedas, EPA By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis often speaks against “the scourge of drug trafficking” and its effects. Here are some examples: “The scourge of drug-trafficking, which favors violence and sows the seeds of suffering and death, requires of society as a whole an act …
Pope meets head of traditionalist Society of St. Pius X
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As discussions continue between Vatican officials and leaders of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X, Pope Francis met at the Vatican with Bishop Bernard Fellay, head of the society. The Vatican press office confirmed April 4 that the meeting …
Pro-life advocates oppose new FDA guidelines for RU-486 use
IMAGE: CNS By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pro-life advocates expressed dismay with new Food and Drug Administration guidelines that effectively expand how pregnant women can use RU-486, a drug that induces abortion. The new rules, announced March 30, allow a woman to use RU-486 — known generically as mifepristone …