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Polish actress read saint’s diaries to prepare for film role
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Kondrat-Media By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Kamila Kaminska, the Polish actress who played St. Faustina Kowalska in the new movie "Love and Mercy: Faustina," read the diaries her fellow countrywoman wrote to help prepare for the role. "It was an amazing experience," Kaminska told Catholic News …
Pray for the dead, gain indulgences for them, cardinal urges Catholics
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The early November feasts of All Saints and All Souls are reminders that God’s church exists both on earth and in heaven and that all the faithful, living and dead, can and should pray for each other, a top …
In war, human dignity must be protected, pope tells military chaplains
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Military chaplains are called to educate the consciences of members of the armed forces so that even in war, the opposing side is not viewed merely as "an enemy to be destroyed," Pope Francis said. Meeting with participants …
Franciscan brother in Kenya named U.N. Person of the Year in Africa
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy United Nations in Kenya By Francis Njuguna NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — A Franciscan brother who teaches mathematics and physics in rural Kenya has been named Person of the Year by the United Nations in Kenya. Brother Peter Mokaya Tabichi, who teaches at Keriko Secondary School near Nakuru, …
Minnesotan pens book on family’s friendship with a saint: Mother Cabrini
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, Catholic Spirit By Joe Ruff ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Celeste Raspanti, a volunteer archivist at the Cathedral of St. Paul, remembers stories her mother told about their family forging a friendship at the dinner table with St. Frances Xavier Cabrini as they helped her minister …
Campaign stresses why civility is important as 2020 election approaches
IMAGE: CNS photo/Brendan McDermid, Reuters By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Rancor in politics, especially these days, may be the norm, but a nationwide effort is underway to remind people that civility in political discussions is a virtue. The Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development at the U.S. Conference …
Holy Spirit guides church efforts to evangelize, pope says at audience
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Holy Spirit guides the Catholic Church’s mission, pointing the way to evangelize new lands and opening people’s hearts to be transformed by Christ, Pope Francis said. Pray to the Holy Spirit "for a heart that is open, sensitive …
Seminarian preaches with paint; artwork also ‘helps out’ his own prayer
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Anna Capizzi Galvez WASHINGTON (CNS) — For Deacon Elmer Herrera-Guzman, painting is an act of prayer. On his easel, a peacock bursts into color. It fans out its feathers in bold green and blue strokes. Deacon Herrera-Guzman points to a completed piece, a pelican with …
Everyday Heroes: Father, daughter make cross-country pilgrimage for life
IMAGE: CNS photo/Spirit Juice, Knights of Columbus By Andrew Butler For John Moore, each step is a prayer. And when you’re walking the 2,800 miles from San Francisco to Washington, that’s a lot of prayer. Last January, Moore completed a cross-country walk to pray for the unborn. Accompanied by his …
Like water, Christians becomes stagnant if not moving, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians can become stagnant if they do not have the crashing waves of hope moving in their lives, Pope Francis said. "Hope is this living in tension, always; knowing that we cannot make a nest here: the life …