Pope: Selfish, Materialistic Lifestyles Help Fuel Poverty
By Carol Glatz – Poverty is the result of people’s selfishness; it is not “fate” or the fault of the poor, Pope Francis said. “Unless we choose to...
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Pandemic Recovery Requires Conversion
By Cindy Wooden – Promoting the holistic development of everyone requires conversion, “and especially decisions that convert death into life and weapons into food,” Pope Francis said....
Archbishop: Don’t Spread Hate Online
By Michael Stechschulte – Rather than mere disagreement, an epidemic of hatred in the digital sphere is poisoning social communications and damaging the unity Christ calls for...
Pope: God is at Work in the Small Things
By Cindy Wooden – For those who learn to look carefully, the world is filled with signs of God’s presence, and noticing those signs is the best...
Catholic News Service wins 32 awards at Catholic Media Conference
Catholic News Service won 32 awards from the Catholic Media Association, which were announced June 10, the last day of the 2021 Catholic Media Conference. There were...
Confession Once a Year?
By Father Kenneth Doyle – Question: In one of your recent columns, you stated: “Strictly speaking, one is obliged to go to the sacrament of penance only...
Bishop Robert Barron: Declare Jesus’ Lordship of the World
The top priority of the church is to “proclaim the word of God,” said Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron of Los Angeles in a June 10 keynote address...
Cardinal Marx surprised by pope’s decision to not accept his resignation
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said that following Pope Francis’ refusal to accept his resignation, he would “not simply return to business as usual” because it would not...
Pope Orders Visitation of Congregation for Clergy
By Cindy Wooden – As he did before naming a new prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, Pope Francis has asked a bishop...
Pope: Together in Love, We Christians Can Change the World
While theological dialogue is important in the search for Christian unity, it cannot take the place of Christians simply sharing a meal, recognising they are brothers and...
Cindy Wooden of CNS Wins St Francis de Sales Award
By Chaz Muth – Cindy Wooden, Rome bureau chief of Catholic News Service, is the recipient of the 2021 St. Francis de Sales Award from the Catholic...
Pope Denies Cardinal’s Request To Resign; Agrees ‘We Have Sinned’
By Cindy Wooden – Agreeing with German Cardinal Reinhard Marx that Catholic leaders cannot adopt an “ostrich policy” in the face of the clerical sexual abuse crisis,...
