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Cardinal Newman’s canonization: Chance for campus groups to ‘reclaim’ name
IMAGE: CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The upcoming canonization of Blessed John Henry Newman begs the question: Do Catholic college students today even know who Cardinal Newman is? Yes and no, seems to be the answer, depending on where they go to school, …
Synod document is to aid discussion, not be church teaching, cardinal says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes said the working document for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is not official church teaching, but rather a way for bishops to listen to the local church’s concerns. The working document, which …
Violence on Amazonian border puts indigenous at risk, say church workers
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters By Barbara J. Fraser ROME (CNS) — A series of violent events on the Amazonian border shared by Brazil and Peru has placed isolated indigenous people at risk, church workers say. Maxciel Pereira dos Santos, who worked with the Brazilian government’s National Indian Foundation, FUNAI, …
Ranch aims to help teens, veterans work through mental health struggles
IMAGE: CNS photo/Karen Bonar, The Register By Karen Bonar CHAPMAN, Kan. (CNS) — Rhythmically, the song of the crickets rises and falls across the rolling hills. Soft clouds float through the sky as rays from the setting sun dance across yellow butterweed flowers. Jordyn slowly uses a brush along the …
Report says Vatican suspends five employees following raid
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican apparently has suspended five employees after raids on Vatican offices. Vatican police conducted a raid on offices in the Secretariat of State and its financial oversight office Oct. 1 following complaints of financial mismanagement, the Vatican …
Without Holy Spirit, preaching becomes proselytizing, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A person who claims to preach the Gospel by convincing people of their beliefs in Jesus is not evangelizing, but proselytizing, Pope Francis said. "If there is no Holy Spirit, there is no evangelization," the pope said …
For bishop with Mexican roots, El Paso’s assault hit close to home
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Rhina Guidos EL PASO, Texas (CNS) — For Bishop Oscar Cantu of San Jose, California, the early August assault by a gunman who opened fire on El Pasoans and others doing weekend shopping at a Walmart in the border city this summer struck particularly deep. …
Update: Pope opens Missionary Month with call to share joy, hope, talents
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God wants everyone to take a risk to share with others the gifts he has given to them — their life, talents and his love, Pope Francis said. Opening the Extraordinary Missionary Month at a prayer vigil in St. …
Tikuna deacon prepares to become first priest from Amazonian tribe
IMAGE: CNS photo/Manuel Rueda By NAZARETH, Colombia (CNS) — On a Sunday morning, Deacon Ferney Pereira was leading a prayer service in this small village’s Catholic Church. After reading a passage from the Gospel of Luke, the 30-year-old deacon stepped down from the altar, walked among his congregation and delivered …
Pope names Archbishop Auza, Vatican rep at U.N., as nuncio to Spain
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis named Archbishop Bernardito Auza, who has represented the Vatican at the United Nations since 2014, to be nuncio to Spain and Andorra. The Vatican made the announcement Oct. 1. It did not name a replacement as permanent observer …