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God’s word can never be ‘enchained,’ pope says at audience
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A true apostle is one who continues to be a courageous and joyful evangelizer even in the face of persecution and certain death, Pope Francis said. By choosing to close the Acts of the Apostles not with St. …
Knights, New York Archdiocese and others providing aid to quake victims
IMAGE: CNS photo/Marco Bello, Reuters By PONCE, Puerto Rico (CNS) — Jose Lebron-Sanabria, a Knight of Columbus and a general insurance agent for the fraternal organization, is coordinating assistance to Puerto Ricans in the aftermath of devastating earthquakes. He led the Knights’ recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico …
Encore: Catholic schools called ‘essential, integral’ to church’s ministry
IMAGE: CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review By Sydney Clark WASHINGTON (CNS) — The mission and foundation of Catholic education are directly related to evangelization, said the head of the National Catholic Educational Association. Catholic schools are obligated to evangelize simply because that is the core and mission of the …
Will these Louisiana Cajun Catholics become saints? Diocese begins canonization cause
By Mary Farrow Lafayette, La., Jan 14, 2020 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Three Cajun Catholics from the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana are on their way to becoming canonized saints after an historic ceremony on Saturday, January 11. During the ceremony, Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel of Lafayette officially opened the causes …
Archbishop Ganswein: Benedict XVI wrote text, but did not agree to be book’s co-author
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jan 14, 2020 / 05:58 am (CNA).- Archbishop Georg Ganswein, the private secretary of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, said Tuesday the former pontiff was not informed he would be presented as co-author of a new book on priestly celibacy and that Benedict has asked for …
Residents fear what may come next after quakes, archbishop says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ricardo Ortiz, Reuters By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Hurricane Maria was a body blow to Puerto Rico in 2017, one from which it has yet to fully recover. Then came the series of 5-magnitude-and-higher earthquakes that began Dec. 29 — topped off by three such temblors in …
Love of baking, culinary skills and prayer make religious brother a winner
IMAGE: CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard By Richard Szczepanowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — The oven timer dings, alerting Capuchin Franciscan Brother Andrew Corriente the chocolate layer cake he is baking needs to be checked. A quick test with a toothpick tells him the cake needs about five more minutes in the …
Bishops visiting Holy Land get look at complexities of Gaza Strip
IMAGE: CNS photo/Marcin Mazur, Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) — In addition to a sense of isolation, young people in the Gaza Strip are experiencing an unemployment rate of 70 percent, and most see emigration as their only solution, said Archbishop Timothy Broglio of …
Pope Francis: It is beautiful when babies cry at Mass
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jan 12, 2020 / 04:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis baptized 32 babies in the Sistine Chapel Sunday, telling parents not to worry if their children cry at Mass. “Let the children cry,” the pope said. “It is a beautiful homily when a child cries in …
Knights of Columbus Bring Relief After Puerto Rico Earthquakes
Parishes collapsed and Knights lost homes after devastating series of earthquakes By Andrew Fowler 1/10/2020 Knights of Columbus General Agent José Lebron-Sanabria, who led the Knights’ recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico in September 2017, is coordinating assistance to those in need of the latest natural disaster. He …
