IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Since the work of child protection must continue after the February meeting at the Vatican on safeguarding, one organizer said they plan on creating a "task force" with teams on every continent. The task force would be just one of …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos PANAMA CITY (CNS) — As Pope Francis was arriving in Panama Jan. 23, bishops from the United States wasted no time addressing the sex abuse scandal back home during a popular event aimed at American and other English-speaking World Youth Day pilgrims. "It’s …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos PANAMA CITY (CNS) — One thing is clear about World Youth Day 2019: This one is not focused on convening great masses of people, or the most influential or the loudest. Instead of highlighting the problems faced by youth in the world’s richest …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While the Swiss Guard’s halberds and uniforms have remained largely unchanged over the centuries, its ceremonial helmets are now a product of 21st-century technology. The four-pound, hand-forged metal helmet has been replaced with new lightweight headgear. Still crafted in …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO PANAMA (CNS) — While speaking to a journalist aboard his flight to Panama, Pope Francis confirmed that he will visit Japan this year. Greeting members of the press aboard the flight Jan. 23, the pope was …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Luisa Gonzalez, Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis led the recitation of the Angelus prayer Jan. 20, he told the crowd in St. Peter’s Square that he had "two pains in my heart: Colombia and the Mediterranean." "I want to assure the Colombian …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Jorge Soto wore a wrestling mask typical of Lucha Libre fighters in Mexico and every few steps he took, others would sidle up to have a picture taken with him. The mask was fun to wear, and it was …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Yoichi Okamoto, courte By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Societies today need "artisans of peace," like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., "who can be messengers and authentic witnesses of God the Father, who wills the good and the happiness of the human family," said the president of the U.S. …

WASHINGTON— The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, has issued the following statement in relation to the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 21. Cardinal DiNardo’s full statement follows: “Today more than ever, our societies need ‘artisans of peace’ who …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — Those who stand up for the dignity of life in all its stages and want to see this respect for all life enshrined once again in U.S. law have a friend in the Pence family and the Trump administration, Vice …