MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis demanded forceful denunciations of drug violence in Mexico from the country’s bishops, who have preferred timid pronouncements instead of speaking […]
Pope Francis tells Mexican bishops be unified, speak out on tough issues
Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court justice, dies
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court, died of apparent natural causes at a resort in West Texas […]
Pope expresses joy after meeting Russian Orthodox patriarch
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM HAVANA (CNS) — Though their differences are recognizable and real, Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow emphasized their […]
Surge in Zika virus rekindles abortion debate in Brazil
SAO PAULO (CNS) — The president of the Brazilian bishops’ conference criticized a proposal by the U.N. Human Rights Commission that countries allow abortion in cases […]
Cookies, sombrero and a shoe shine: Even reporters give pope gifts
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO HAVANA (CNS) — Making his 12th trip abroad, Pope Francis was accustomed to collecting interview requests, notes and gifts from the […]
College students spread abstinence message during True Love Week
GREEN BAY, Wis. (CNS) — True love. It’s what every person entering into the sacrament of marriage yearns to realize. In the days leading up to […]
Pope pushes ‘door of mercy’ wider, sends missionaries to local parishes
Their special mission, he has said, is to be a living witness of God’s closeness and love — to knock on the doors of people’s hearts […]
Pope sends off missionaries of mercy to help people open hearts to God
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis marked the beginning of the church’s Lenten journey by sending off several hundred religious and diocesan priests on their own […]