more important prize than a gold medal is up for grabs at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro: a chance to experience solidarity and contribute to the realization that all people are members of one human family, Pope Francis said.
Go for the solidarity, pope tells Olympic athletes
World at war needs signs of brotherhood, friendship, pope says
In a world traumatized by war, young people gathered for World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, gave strong signs of hope and brotherhood, Pope Francis said.
Slain French priest was attack on ‘all of us,’ imam said
Father Jacques Hamel’s gruesome murder in northern France July 26 — by men claiming allegiance to the Islamic State — prompted sorrow and outrage from Muslim leaders around the world.
Secularized culture leads to ‘orphaned’ Christians, pope tells bishops
Pope Francis warned Poland’s Catholic bishops that an increasingly secularized and de-Christianized culture leaves people orphaned, being vaguely spiritual without Christ or his church.
Health alert for Italian WYD pilgrims after young woman dies
After an Italian pilgrim to World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, died of meningitis, the Italian bishops’ conference advised all pilgrims who visited or attended events at its Casa Italia center in Krakow to see a doctor, especially if they have a high fever, severe headache and rash.
Pope names six women, six men to panel to study women deacons
The pope set up the commission at the request of the International Union of Superiors General, the organization for the leaders of women’s religious orders around the world.
Panama’s bishops see World Youth Day 2019 as bridge, ‘fiesta Latina’
Panama, which will host World Youth Day in 2019, is a small country, but the head of its bishops’ conference has no doubts the church will be able to organize the event.
Superhero cape project brings joy to young patients
BATON ROUGE, La. (CNS) — At almost 4 years old, Caroline Hoffman is battling something no child should ever have to worry about: cancer. Diagnosed with […]