AWALI, Bahrain (CNS) — Everyone needs help to mature and to grow as a person of faith, Pope Francis told …
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Commentary: ‘Take care to guard against all greed’
My great-grandfather, a refugee from the devastating famine in Ireland, came to Nebraska to farm. Generations later, I grew up …
In Bahrain, pope calls for full religious freedom, no death penalty
AWALI, Bahrain (CNS) — Commitments to protect tolerance and religious freedom need to be put into practice constantly so that …
Sunday Scripture readings, Nov. 27, 2022: Waiting in Advent hope
First Sunday of Advent 1) Is 2:1-5Psalm 122:1-92) Rom 13:11-14Gospel: Mt 24:37-44 Media coverage of the war in Ukraine has …
Parish’s grief ministry aims to help people cope with loss past the funeral
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — Grief is a natural part of life. Every person has their turn to experience the loss …
Supreme Court justices question affirmative action admission policies
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A divided and often skeptical Supreme Court heard two cases Oct. 31 challenging race-conscious policies used in …
A new book looks at Christianity’s roots in migration
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Migration, legal and otherwise, is in the DNA of the Catholic Church, and teachings that call on …
Novena at virtual cemetery helps parishioners prayerfully remember the dead
VANCOUVER, Wash. (CNS) — Neat rows of 220 white crosses, decorated with bright candles and beautiful flowers and bearing the …
Commission starts planning global report on child protection efforts
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With a renewed membership, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors met at the Vatican …
Abortion-related questions take center stage in new American Values Survey
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Abortion-related questions — and Americans’ responses to them — were front and center in the new American …