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Franciscan brother in Kenya named U.N. Person of the Year in Africa
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy United Nations in Kenya By Francis Njuguna NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — A Franciscan brother who teaches mathematics and physics in rural Kenya has been named Person of the Year by the United Nations in Kenya. Brother Peter Mokaya Tabichi, who teaches at Keriko Secondary School near Nakuru, …
Minnesotan pens book on family’s friendship with a saint: Mother Cabrini
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, Catholic Spirit By Joe Ruff ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Celeste Raspanti, a volunteer archivist at the Cathedral of St. Paul, remembers stories her mother told about their family forging a friendship at the dinner table with St. Frances Xavier Cabrini as they helped her minister …
Campaign stresses why civility is important as 2020 election approaches
IMAGE: CNS photo/Brendan McDermid, Reuters By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Rancor in politics, especially these days, may be the norm, but a nationwide effort is underway to remind people that civility in political discussions is a virtue. The Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development at the U.S. Conference …
Holy Spirit guides church efforts to evangelize, pope says at audience
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Holy Spirit guides the Catholic Church’s mission, pointing the way to evangelize new lands and opening people’s hearts to be transformed by Christ, Pope Francis said. Pray to the Holy Spirit "for a heart that is open, sensitive …
Seminarian preaches with paint; artwork also ‘helps out’ his own prayer
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Anna Capizzi Galvez WASHINGTON (CNS) — For Deacon Elmer Herrera-Guzman, painting is an act of prayer. On his easel, a peacock bursts into color. It fans out its feathers in bold green and blue strokes. Deacon Herrera-Guzman points to a completed piece, a pelican with …
Everyday Heroes: Father, daughter make cross-country pilgrimage for life
IMAGE: CNS photo/Spirit Juice, Knights of Columbus By Andrew Butler For John Moore, each step is a prayer. And when you’re walking the 2,800 miles from San Francisco to Washington, that’s a lot of prayer. Last January, Moore completed a cross-country walk to pray for the unborn. Accompanied by his …
Like water, Christians becomes stagnant if not moving, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians can become stagnant if they do not have the crashing waves of hope moving in their lives, Pope Francis said. "Hope is this living in tension, always; knowing that we cannot make a nest here: the life …
Ukrainian Catholic Church faces new struggles, archbishop says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Georgetown University By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Addressing an audience at Georgetown University Oct. 25, the leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States said the world news in Washington is as "Ukrainian as it ever has been." But although he made reference to the …
Vatican publishes updated schedule for papal trip to Thailand, Japan
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mihoko Owada By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After spending most of October at the Vatican working with the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon and dedicating the first two weeks of November to "ad limina" visits with bishops from the United States, Pope Francis will travel to Thailand …
Update: Bishops visit parishes in Texas helped by Catholic Home Missions
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Tyler Orsburn EL PASO, Texas (CNS) — With much national attention focused along the U.S.-Mexico border, members of the U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions visited three programs in the Diocese of El Paso that have been funded by the Catholic Home Mission Appeal. …