Pope Francis says Benedict rightly warned against not respecting life September 13, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Pope Francis praised his predecessor’s courage in denouncing the danger of people no longer respecting or understanding the sacredness of human life.
Pope urges Slovak church, government to put people first September 13, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Slovakia’s tradition of hospitality along with its witness of faith amid persecution must be at the forefront of government policies and the Catholic Church’s engagement with the faithful, Pope Francis said.
Polish cardinal, blind Franciscan who knew each other beatified together September 13, 2021By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The archbishop who steered Poland’s Catholic Church through communist rule and a blind Franciscan nun who founded one of Europe’s foremost centers for the sight-impaired took a step closer to sainthood Sept. 12.
After warm welcome to Slovakia, pope encourages Christian leaders to unite September 12, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News “Let us not be concerned only with the things that can benefit our individual communities,” the pope said. “The freedom of our brothers and sisters is also our freedom, since our freedom is not complete without theirs.”
Eucharist heals from idolatry of ‘self,’ pope says at Mass in Budapest September 12, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Spending time in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament can heal Christians from a self-absorbed religiosity that is ostentatious and triumphalist, Pope Francis said.
Chaplains recount ministry during 9/11 attacks in New York September 11, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News As the World Trade Center was attacked on Sept 11, 2001, first responders of all kinds did all they could in the hours and days after the towers’ fall to bring comfort and hope to those devastated by the terrorist act.
Catholic leaders remember first responders, those who died on 9/11 September 11, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recalled the heroic deeds of first responders and security forces during the Sept. 11 attacks around the country on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the day’s harrowing events.
Philippine-born priest says people in Australian bush inspire his faith September 10, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Heading off to celebrate Mass, Father Harold Camonias packs his car with all the necessities, including firewood, water, a sleeping bag, tent and camp stove.
Two decades after 9/11, Flight 93 hero Tom Burnett Jr.’s legacy lives on September 10, 2021By Maria Wiering Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News There isn’t a day that goes by that Tom and Beverly Burnett don’t think about Sept. 11, 2001, and what that day cost their family: the life of their son, Tom Burnett Jr., who helped to lead the effort to take back United Airlines Flight 93 from its terrorist hijackers.
Visitors leave Flight 93 National Memorial with ‘sense of awe’ September 9, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News Twenty years ago, an abandoned strip mine in western Pennsylvania transformed in one shocking moment into a national shrine, a living testament to the courage of everyday Americans faced with a life-or-death choice.
At National Press Club, Cardinal Gregory praises, challenges media September 9, 2021By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In his first appearance at the National Press Club as archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory on Sept. 8 emphasized the importance of protecting the environment and upholding the dignity of human life at all stages.
Mexican bishops express sorrow after Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion September 9, 2021By David Agren Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The Mexican bishops’ conference expressed sorrow over a unanimous Supreme Court decision to decriminalize abortion, while other church leaders called on Catholics to “not to be indifferent” on issues of life.
