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Bodybuilding makes priest fit for ministry; gym also place to evangelize
IMAGE: CNS photo/Courtesy Father Rafael Capo By Tim Swift BALTIMORE (CNS) — Catholic priests get asked a lot of questions, but for Father Rafael Capo one question comes up more often than not. "Hey Father, what do you bench?" Cutting an imposing figure, the 51-year-old Father Capo looks more like …
Holy Land Catholic leaders: Trump peace plan needed Palestinian input
IMAGE: CNS photo/Amir Cohen, Reuters By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) — Calling U.S. President Donald Trump’s Peace-to-Prosperity plan a "unilateral initiative," church leaders in the Holy Land said it did not give "dignity and rights" to the Palestinians. "This plan will bring no solution but rather will create more tensions …
Beatitudes are a Christian’s ID card, pope says at audience
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The beatitudes are a path to joy and true happiness mapped out by Jesus for all of humanity, Pope Francis said. "It is difficult not to be touched by these words," the pope said Jan. 29 during his …
KC priest Harkins remembered as a ‘good man and a good priest’
Kansas City, Mo., Jan 28, 2020 / 09:31 pm (CNA).- Catholics in Missouri and across the country remembered Fr. Evan Harkins Tuesday as a good priest, and urged prayer for the repose of his soul. The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph announced the priest’s death on Jan. 28. Harkins “had …
Big hits, little-seen gems among 2019’s best movies and family films
IMAGE: CNS photo/Warner Bros By John Mulderig NEW YORK (CNS) — The year 2019 saw the release of quality films across a wide range of genres, from a comic book-based extravaganza and a family drama about a Chinese American clan to a crackerjack murder mystery. Family-friendly fare, meanwhile, saw extensions …
Catholic agencies disappointed by court’s order limiting immigrant aid
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court’s Jan. 27 order allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a new rule meant to limit immigrants’ use of government …
The Gospel is spread by joyful, not bitter Christians, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Bitter or boring evangelizers will not help the Gospel or the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said. The church and the Gospel will only "move forward with evangelizers (who are) joyful, full of life," the pope said Jan. 28. Christians …
At Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s parish, prayer and Masses for crash victims
Newport Beach, CA, Jan 27, 2020 / 03:25 pm (CNA).- Hours before he died Sunday, basketball superstar Kobe Bryant attended Mass at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Newport Beach, California. His parish is now praying for his soul. Holy Mass was offered Monday at the parish for …
Federal judge says abortifacients lawsuit can proceed against Notre Dame
IMAGE: CNS illustration/handout, Irish 4 Reproductive Health By Ann Carey SOUTH BEND, Ind. (CNS) — A lawsuit to force the University of Notre Dame to provide free contraceptives and abortifacient drugs in its health plans will proceed after receiving a green light from a federal district court in South Bend. …
Update: Remembering Holocaust is ‘a duty,’ pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yad Vashem Archives via Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said remembering the millions of men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust is a call for the world today to reflect and commit to not repeating the atrocities of the past. …