Despite improved health, pope picks cardinals to lead Holy Week liturgies
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pope Francis is going without supplemental oxygen for longer periods and is continuing therapy to...
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Bronze sculpture in St Peter’s Square offers message of hospitality
By Justin McLellan, CNS – A new bronze sculpture installed in St Peter’s Square, near the showers and medical clinic...
Vatican Updates Norms for Special Mass Intentions
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Catholic faithful do not “buy” Masses, but when a priest accepts an offering and promises...
On Palm Sunday, recovering pope says to carry the cross with compassion
By Justin McLellan,CNS – Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering — it means stepping into the pain...
Britain’s royal couple meet Pope Francis at the Vatican
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Although they postponed their official state visit to the Vatican because of Pope Francis’ health,...
In Historic Assisi, Pilgrims Seek Modern Witness of Holiness
By Justin McLellan, CNS – For centuries, pilgrims came to Assisi to walk in the footsteps of a saint who...
Pope Praises Salesians’ Passion, Dedication to Ministry
By CNS – The multicultural composition of the Salesian order is a gift that the priests and brothers should use...
Ailing Pope Surprises Pilgrims During Jubilee of the Sick
By Justin McLellan, CNS – With thousands of infirmed people and those who care for them gathered in St. Peter’s...
St John Paul II tirelessly served church, embraced world, cardinal says
By Carol Glatz, CNS – During his long and fruitful pontificate, St John Paul II embraced the entire world, which...
