Mary’s assumption into heaven calls people to put aside all those insignificant, mundane and petty concerns competing for their attention and instead be drawn to God and his greatness, Pope Francis...
On Aug. 12 2016, Pope Francis visited a house run by the John XXIII Community in northeast Rome that helps young women rebuild their lives after being rescued from prostitution. A priest who was...
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Franciscan Friars Conventual By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Leading five seminarians on an eight-week summer service program largely through Appalachia and South...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Sarah Mac Donald By Sarah Mac Donald KNOCK, Ireland (CNS) -- Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, is a place of prayer, conversion and pilgrimage for millions of people, but the church...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Manuel Rueda By Manuel Rueda BOGOTA, Colombia (CNS) -- Bishops, nuns, priests and residents of the Amazon basin met in Colombia's capital city in mid-August to prepare for a special...
By Courtney Grogan/CNA | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Sunday that prayer in adoration of God and service to others spreads the fire of God’s love, changing the world one heart at a time. “I..
By Jim Graves | Drive up California’s busy 101 freeway through the Diocese of San Jose and you’re likely to catch sight of an unusual but memorable expression of the Catholic faith: a 32-foot...
By Deacon Omar Gutierrez | Sunday, Aug. 18, is the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Mass readings: Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10; Psalm 40:2-4, 18; Hebrews 12:1-4; Luke 12:49-53. The first reading.