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Pope: Fragile egos, power grabbers, sad sacks are cancer in church
"The church exists only as an instrument for communicating God's merciful plan to the people," he said in an interview published in the Nov. 18 edition of Avvenire, an Italian Catholic newspaper.
People can sniff out greedy priests, pope says
Catholics will forgive their priests for almost any weakness, but not for an exaggerated attachment to money or for mistreating parishioners, Pope Francis told 160 priests who work in Vatican nunciatures around the world.
Catholics say Lord’s invitation to mercy goes beyond end of jubilee year
"At times we are called to gaze even more attentively on mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of the Father's action in our lives," the pope said.
Washington Archdiocese forgives parishes’ debt during Year of Mercy
Cardinal Wuerl envisioned the parish debt relief program as a way for the archdiocese to live out the vision of the Year of Mercy called by Pope Francis, and also to help carry out the goals of the Archdiocesan Synod.
Cardinal: Time to reverse Myanmar’s decline, keep resource wealth
At the opening of a national conference Nov. 15 aimed at creating a more equitable distribution of wealth in the impoverished country, Cardinal Bo demanded justice from "the three Cs: cronies, companies and countries nearby."
Church leaders seek to calm fears for migrants worried about Trump
"They have families. So, it is a challenge for them, for the family just even to think that the parents, or one of the parents, are going to be deported," Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said.
New Zealand priests find ways to be with people affected by quake
The earthquake, which struck at 12:02 a.m. Nov. 14, caused large land slips, which blocked road and rail access to Kaikoura, a popular tourist venue. Power and communications were interrupted. Two fatalities were linked with the earthquake.
Bishop’s pastoral visit to inmates part of Year of Mercy outreach
As part of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Bishop Ricken celebrated Mass Nov. 2 for inmates at Redgranite Correctional Institution, a medium security adult male correctional institution located in the village of Redgranite, about 80 miles southwest of Green Bay.
‘Faith is touchstone of everything’ CRS does, says agency’s outgoing CEO
Carolyn Woo, who is retiring at the end of the year, reminded the bishops that CRS, based in Baltimore, is very complex and very large. "We serve 100 million people in your name in 100 countries, in some of the most difficult places."
Archbishop Chaput’s remarks to CNS about ‘Amoris Laetitia’ and its implementation
Archbishop Charles Chaput was asked about critical remarks by Cardinal-designate Kevin Farrell on how dioceses implemented Amoris Laetitia. The article by Catholic News Service contained a portion of his responses. The CNS article and the full text of the Archbishop’s responses can be found below.