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Catholic’s deafness no obstacle to practicing a corporal work of mercy
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jennifer Neville, The Catholic Virginian By Jennifer Neville HAMPTON, Va. (CNS) — "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Those words from Chapter 4 of St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians are words by which Melanie Paul lives. Deaf since she was 12, Paul has …
A matter of taste: One writer’s deep dive into fast-food fish sandwiches
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Man does not live on bread alone. But on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent, he’d better not add meat to the menu. To help Catholics observe Lenten abstinence rules, any fast-food restaurant worth its salt — and sodium …
Faith community joins Florida congressman in opposing offshore drilling
IMAGE: CNS photo/Colin Hackley, Reuters By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Rep. Francis Rooney, a former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, cautioned that offshore drilling for oil in Florida’s coastal waters would endanger the state’s tourism-based economy should a major spill occur. The Republican congressman from Florida also said during …
Pope encourages joint community service by rabbis, parish priests
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The fruitful friendship and dialogue between Jews and Christians must go beyond the world of experts and academia, Pope Francis said. "It would be wonderful, for example, if in the same city rabbis and parish priests could work, together …
God’s wrath is just as great as his mercy, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must not take advantage of God’s forgiveness — selfishly repeating sin after sin — because God’s wrath for those who refuse to change their ways is just as great as his mercy, Pope Francis said in a morning …
Border bishops say real emergency is how to take care of migrants
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jorge Duenes, Reuters By David Agren EL PASO, Texas (CNS) — Bishops from Texas and Mexico called for a solidarity with migrants as a Catholic response to the national emergency declared at the U.S.-Mexico border. They also questioned if the emergency — declared by U.S. President Donald Trump …
‘The desert speaks’: Faith communities gather at U.S.-Mexico border
IMAGE: CNS photo/David Agren By David Agren SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (CNS) — Standing in the shadow of the fence separating the United States and Mexico, Bishop Mark J. Seitz pulled out the photos of two migrant children, Jakelin Caal, 7, and Felipe Gomez Alonzo, 8, two migrant children who …
‘Evil’s days are numbered,’ pope says at audience
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yaraara Nardi, Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The holiness of God is a power that is constantly expanding and will defeat all evil once and for all, Pope Francis said. "Evil’s days are numbered," the pope said Feb. 27 during his weekly general audience. "One …
Update: Vatican announces canonical investigation of Cardinal Pell
IMAGE: CNS photo/Daniel Pockett, AAP images via Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The day Australian Cardinal George Pell was jailed in Melbourne after being found guilty of child sexual abuse, the Vatican announced his case would be investigated by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. …
Vatican releases pope’s Lent, Holy Week, Easter schedule
By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis and top officials of the Roman Curia will leave the Vatican March 10-15 for their annual Lenten retreat, the Vatican confirmed Feb. 26, but it did not announce who the retreat leader would be. And, as is customary when first publishing the pope’s …