“His death provokes many emotions — both in and outside the island. Nevertheless, beyond all possible emotions, the passing of this figure should lead us to invoke the patroness of Cuba, the Virgin of Charity, asking for peace for Cuba and its people,” Archbishop Thomas Wenski said.
Pope, archbishop express condolences over Fidel Castro’s death
Coordinated, creative approach needed to stem drug use, speakers say
The growing problem of drug abuse and increasingly creative and sophisticated ways suppliers reach users call for increased cooperation in preventing and stopping substance abuse, said several speakers at a Vatican-sponsored workshop.
Doubts about faith should spur deeper study, prayer, pope says
Everyone experiences doubts about the faith at times — “I have” many times, Pope Francis said — but such doubts can be “a sign that we want to know God better and more deeply.”
Pope: Fragile egos, power grabbers, sad sacks are cancer in church
The church is not a prop for one’s ego, a soapbox for ideas or a suit of armor protecting a sad life, Pope Francis said.
Pope asks business leaders to take a risk on using money for good
Money is not morally neutral — it is used either for good or for evil, Pope Francis told Catholic business owners.
Becoming cardinal is call to share mercy, cardinal-designate says
eing created a cardinal in the Year of Mercy brings with it an obligation to continue to proclaim and share God’s mercy with others, said Cardinal-designate Joseph W. Tobin.
NCCW records a million-plus works of mercy during jubilee year
The National Council of Catholic Women said their members have recorded more than 1 million works of mercy during the Jubilee Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis.
New cardinals, old traditions at play for Nov. 19 consistory
In a rather simple prayer service Nov. 19, Pope Francis will create 17 new cardinals and symbolically bind them to ancient church traditions.