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Kamila Kaminska stars in a scene from the movie “Love and Mercy: Faustina.” The new film on the life of St. Faustina Kowalska, the Polish nun whose visions of Jesus led to the Divine Mercy devotion, will have a one-night-only showing Oct. 28, 2019, at about 700 screens across the United States.
New film on St. Faustina to play Oct. 28 in Columbia, Lake Ozark, O’Fallon
A new film on the life of St. Faustina Kowalska, the Polish nun whose visions of Jesus led to the Divine Mercy devotion, will have a one-night-only showing on Monday, Oct. 28, on more than 700 … more
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Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Vatican secretary for relations with states, talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a symposium sponsored by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See at the Vatican Oct. 2, 2019. Secretary of State Pompeo spoke at the symposium, which focused on areas of collaboration between the U.S. and the Vatican including the causes of advancing religious freedom and fighting against human trafficking.
U.S. officials seek greater cooperation with Vatican on religious freedom
CLICK HERE to see a related video from CNS. Promoting religious freedom, providing humanitarian assistance and fighting human trafficking are three major issues the Vatican and the U.S. … more
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Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he leads his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2019.
The Christian battle is against evil, not people, Pope says
CLICK HERE to see a related video from Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Catholics attack other members of the Church, they are hurting Christ, Pope Francis said. “Even … more
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Pope Francis participates in a prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica at the start of the first session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican Oct. 7, 2019.
Synod is a time to listen, discern, not despise, Pope says
CLICK HERE to see a related video from CNS. The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is a time of reflection, dialogue and listening to the needs and sufferings of indigenous people, Pope Francis … more
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Organ pipes are seen in this undated photo near the altar at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe in Orlando, Fla. The basilica recently completed the installation of 5,271 pipes, some reaching has high as 37 feet.
Shrine’s pipe organ project completed, realizing founding pastor’s dream
The Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe in Orlando completed its pipe organ project and is preparing the grand unveiling this winter. “This has been a long time … more
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Pope Francis places a red biretta on new Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny during a consistory for the creation of 13 new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 5, 2019.
Pope to cardinals: Loving, loyal service requires feeling God’s love
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service, Vatican City CLICK HERE to see a related video from CNS. In a ceremony to create 13 new cardinals, Pope Francis reminded new and old members of the … more
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Pope Francis arrives to attend a celebration marking the feast of St. Francis in the Vatican Gardens October 4, 2019.
On feast of St. Francis, Pope joins Amazonians to plant tree at Vatican
Pope Francis joined Amazonian Church workers and indigenous people Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, to plant a tree in the Vatican Gardens. He also consecrated the Synod of Bishops for … more
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Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrates the annual Red Mass at St. Matthew’s Cathedral Oct. 6, 2019. Other concelebrants were Washington Auxiliary Bishops Michael Fisher and Mario Dorsonville, and Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., and Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell.
Justice is ‘a divine characteristic’ of God, archbishop says at Red Mass
Addressing a congregation that included Supreme Court justices and law students attending the Oct. 6 Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory … more
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Catholic News Service reporter Carol Zimmermann moderates a roundtable on the death penalty at the headquarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington Oct. 10, 2019. Pictured are: Archbishops Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City and Wilton D. Gregory of Washington and Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Fla.
In death penalty discussion, U.S. bishops emphasize human dignity, mercy
The Catholic Church’s opposition to the death penalty stems from its view on the sacredness of human life and the value of mercy, said U.S. bishops in a roundtable discussion about capital … more
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Celestina Fernandes da Silva, a Catholic activist, waters flowers in front of her home in the Wapishana indigenous village of Tabalascada, Brazil, April 3, 2019. Franciscan Father Joao Messias Sousa, who works among indigenous in the Amazon, said the people believe “God is in all things, but those things are not gods.”
God in all things: Synod looks at indigenous ‘theology of creation’
By demanding respect for the cultures of indigenous peoples, Pope Francis was not promoting pantheism, but — tapping into his Jesuit roots — urging respect for a worldview that sees God … more
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New cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo of Indonesia meets with members of his family after a consistory for the creation of 13 new cardinals at the Vatican Oct. 5, 2019.
Friends, family, faithful celebrate new cardinals at Vatican reception
A long, snail-paced line of well-wishers waited to greet Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa, Congo, after the ceremony in which Pope Francis placed a red hat on his head. But the … more
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Brandt Jean, the younger brother of murder victim Botham Jean, delivers an impact statement to former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas following Guyger’s Oct. 2, 2019, sentencing to 10 years in prison for murdering Botham.
Dallas’ Bishop Burns says forgiveness in court was act of Christian love
A Dallas bishop said that the public forgiveness offered by the brother of a murder victim toward the person who killed him was “an incredible example of Christian love.” Bishop Edward … more
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The U.S. Capitol in seen in Washington Oct. 2, 2019.
Catholics can offer calming voice in a time of fiery political debates
Catholics — clergy, religious and laypeople in the pews — can utilize the values of their faith to overcome the increasing fiery rhetoric emerging because of the impeachment inquiry into … more
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A priest celebrates Mass for students and faculty Jan. 31, 2012, in the Catholic Student Center at Washington University in St. Louis. Many college Catholic student centers and Newman University in Wichita, Kan., will be celebrating Cardinal Newman’s Oct. 13, 2019, canonization with lectures, watch parties and pilgrimages to Rome for the event.
Newman canonization chance for campus groups to ‘reclaim’ name
The upcoming canonization of Blessed John Henry Newman begs the question: Do Catholic college students today even know who Cardinal Newman is? Yes and no, seems to be the answer, depending on … more
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The exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington is seen Sept. 16, 2019.
Bishops urge U.S. Supreme Court not to redefine ‘sex’ in civil rights law
The chairmen of three U.S. bishops’ committees have urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to redefine “sex” in civil rights law, arguing this would change the definition of “a … more
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Bishops use electronic voting devices during the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore June 12, 2019. The bishops are scheduled to elect the next president and vice president of the USCCB during their fall general assembly Nov. 11-13 in Baltimore.
Bishops to vote for USCCB president, vice president at fall assembly
The U.S. bishops are scheduled to elect the next president and vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at their upcoming fall general assembly taking place Nov. 11-13 in … more
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Pope Francis attends the unveiling of a large bronze statue titled, “Angels Unawares,” by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sept. 29, 2019. The statue depicts a group of migrants and refugees on a boat. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See POPE-MASS-MIGRANTS-REFUGEES Sept. 29, 2019.
Angels Unawares: Sculptor hopes to convey welcoming message through art
Since his election, Pope Francis has made the care and welcoming of migrants and refugees a cornerstone of his papacy. Nearly four months after ascending to the chair of St. Peter, the Pope made … more
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Pope Francis attends the unveiling of a large bronze statue titled, “Angels Unawares,” by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sept. 29, 2019. The statue depicts a group of migrants and refugees on a boat.
Refugee advocates decry Trump administration’s plan to lower cap on refugees for third year in a row
Refugee advocates — including representatives of Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) — are opposed to the decision announced by the Trump administration Sept. 26 … more
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A woman grieves at the inscription of her late husband's name at the national 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City Sept. 11, 2014. Msgr. John Delendick, a longtime New York Fire Department chaplain, still recalls the 9/11 attacks vividly. That first year after the attacks, he said, he doesn't remember how many funerals and memorial Masses he celebrated.
Memories of 9/11 attacks linger for fire department chaplain
Monsignor John Delendick, a longtime New York Fire Department chaplain who is currently pastor of St. Jude Church in Brooklyn, remembers Sept. 11, 2001, vividly. At the time of the terrorist … more
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LEFT: The cover from Conception Abbey's Printery House publication of the Revised Grail Psalter. RIGHT: Father Daniel Merz
U.S. bishops’ conference acquires translation of Psalms and Canticles from Conception Abbey
King David first sang of striving for almost-good-enough before letting his aspirations soar toward perfection. That evolution is one of many subtle nuances to be restored in the latest … more
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