By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, “Laudato Sii” (Praised Be), a line from St. Francis of Assisi’s “Canticle of Creatures,” will be released […]
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The power of the Holy Spirit transforms people into bold witnesses of the Gospel, who reach out to others, exercise charity and live […]
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The gaze of Jesus can change a person’s life just like it did with St. Peter, Pope Francis said. “He always looks at […]
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The closer two people are to each other, the more care is required in respecting the other’s freedom and feelings, Pope Francis said. […]
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The powerful of the earth will face God’s judgment and will be asked to account for how they cared for the poor and […]
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People seem to enjoy finding the shortcomings of candidates for sainthood like Blessed Junipero Serra, but they should ask themselves if they would […]
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mercy is what makes God perfect and all-powerful, Pope Francis said in his document officially proclaiming the 2015-2016 extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy. […]
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To enter Christ’s empty tomb like the disciples and see that he has risen, Christians today also must “bend down,” Pope Francis said […]
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Celebrating the first vespers for Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis formally will deliver the “bull of indiction” or proclamation of the extraordinary Holy […]
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People of every epoch and in every culture have prayed because human beings have always recognized that there is something greater than themselves […]
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II was a true believer, a courageous voice of truth and a man whose witness to the faith grew more […]
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Jesus asked his disciples to stay awake while he prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, he was asking every believer throughout history […]
