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Christ is hope for the Church and the world, Archbishop Perez says at installation
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb 18, 2020 / 04:48 pm (CNA).- The hope of Christ is far more profound than hope as the world defines it, Archbishop Nelson Perez said during his homily at his installation Mass as Archbishop of Philadelphia on Tuesday. “Hope is the confident expectation of what God has …
Catholic Scout councils not affected by bankruptcy case, chairman says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Michael Roytek, courte By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Boy Scout councils and units sponsored by Catholic parishes and other entities will not be affected by the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed by the Boy Scouts of America, said the chairman of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting. …
Eastern churches help Catholic Church be truly catholic, bishop says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In January, when Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, published a book supporting mandatory priestly celibacy — a book, which included an essay by retired Pope Benedict XVI — it was "painful," …
Being meek does not mean being a pushover, pope says at audience
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Those who are meek are patient, gentle and merciful, drawing people together and salvaging relationships, Pope Francis said. Meekness entails tenaciously holding onto one’s trust in and relationship with God and protectively guarding his gifts of peace, mercy and fraternity, …
Virgil Dechant, past supreme knight of Knights of Columbus, dies at 89
IMAGE: CNS photo/Knights of Columbus By LEAWOOD, Kan. (CNS) — Virgil C. Dechant, the longest-serving supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, holding the office from 1977 to 2000, died in his sleep Feb. 15 in his hometown of Leawood. He was 89. "God has called home a good man …
Raphael’s tapestries briefly return to Sistine Chapel
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Vatican Museums By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — An artistic masterpiece conceived by the Renaissance master Raphael was on display for one week in the Sistine Chapel to help celebrate the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death. "It’s an important moment" and a way to celebrate …
Raphael’s tapestries briefly return to Sistine Chapel
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Vatican Museums By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — An artistic masterpiece conceived by the Renaissance master Raphael was on display for one week in the Sistine Chapel to help celebrate the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death. "It’s an important moment" and a way to celebrate …
Pope adds year of missionary service to Vatican diplomats’ training
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis, adopting a suggestion made at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, has decided that every priest preparing for service in the Vatican diplomatic corps must spend a year in ministry as a missionary. In a letter …
British Columbia couple on quarantined cruise ship relying on faith
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Camales-Torrijos family By Agnieszka Ruck VANCOUVER, British Columbia (CNS) — The morning routine hasn’t changed for Marichu and Ding Camales-Torrijos since they and all other passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship were quarantined following discovery of the coronavirus on board. The couple has breakfast delivered by …
Gregory orders McCarrick’s coat of arms removed from Washington cathedral
By Christine Rousselle Washington D.C., Feb 13, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- Disgraced former archbishop Theodore McCarrick’s coat of arms has been earased from the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. The former cardinal was laicized in 2019 after being found guilty of numerous crimes, including the …
