Carol Glatz

Catholic News Service

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Pope offers 'Stone Age' tips to youth for living the digital world well

By Carol Glatz SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (CNS) — Whether you still stick to books or magazines or get everything online, Pope Francis said all media should encourage and edify — not […]

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War, greed, consumerism, 'cult of appearance' harm families, pope says

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Families are weakened and destroyed by war, “the mother of all forms of poverty,” as well as by economies and policies that worship […]

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Selfish, 'armchair' Christians distance people from Christ, pope says

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must ask themselves whether they help people in need of salvation or whether they just keep Jesus for themselves and are deaf […]

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Work together to promote, defend life, pope says on Mother's Day

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People must work together to protect life, Pope Francis said on Mother’s Day, the day Italy celebrates its annual March For Life. After […]

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Pope signs decrees in causes for Blessed Serra, married couple, martyrs

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Although he already has said he will canonize Blessed Junipero Serra in Washington in September, Pope Francis formally approved a sentence by members […]

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Pope: Marriage is brave promise to love like Jesus, not showy ceremony

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A Christian marriage isn’t just a big ceremony held in a church with nice flowers and everyone wearing fancy clothes and taking lots […]

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Vatican unveils logo, prayer, details of Holy Year of Mercy

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Holy Year of Mercy will be an opportunity to encourage Christians to meet people’s “real needs” with concrete assistance, to experience a […]

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Term 'genocide' angers Turkey, while pope says memory leads to healing

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, Pope Francis said atrocities from the past have to be recognized — not hidden or […]

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Pope to priests: Exhaustion is part of ministry; find renewal in Christ

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Priestly ministry is hard, sometimes lonely or dangerous work serving the neediest with an open, vulnerable heart, Pope Francis told the world’s priests. […]

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People give witness to ways Pope John Paul changed, saved their lives

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hundreds of people have been giving public witness to the ways Pope John Paul II changed or even saved their lives. Men and […]

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Christians must bring hope, joy to world hit by pain, death, pope say

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians are called to bring hope, happiness and life to a world marked by despair, sadness and death, Pope Benedict XVI said. Believing […]

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Pope urges everyone to rediscover St. Therese's autobiography

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI called St. Therese of Lisieux’s autobiography, “The Story of a Soul,” a wonderful authentic “treasure” and invited everyone to read […]