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Institute’s goal to help Catholics ‘reclaim sense of sacred’ in liturgy
GREENBRAE, Calif. (CNS) -- Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco has created a new liturgical institute to offer a deeper sense of formation to lay ministers such as lectors, music directors, extraordinary ministers of holy Communion and those who bring Communion to the sick.
With few words, Pope Francis shows a new way to be pro-life
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' decision to talk less than his predecessors about abortion has puzzled some pro-lifers. Yet the pope has made clear his commitment to the defense of unborn life and, thanks to his colossal popularity, his pontificate could boost the pro-life cause in unprecedented ways.
50 years after declaring ‘War on Poverty,’ a renewed campaign
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- When President Lyndon Johnson declared a "war on poverty" in his 1964 State of the Union address, few then expected just what it would take to wipe out domestic poverty.
Investment analyst downgrades stocks over moral, ethical concerns
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- It's not exactly the man-bites-dog story, but rather a man-bites-hand-that-feeds-him story.
Bishop praises U.S. investment in Egypt’s ‘human projects’
CAIRO (CNS) -- A U.S. bishop on a fact-finding trip to Egypt said he would tell policymakers back home that "the investment of our country in human projects is really going to be the most beneficial of all."
Pope: Too many Christians have watered-down hope, lukewarm faith in God
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- There are too many "defeated Christians" in the church who do not fully believe in the faith handed down to them by way of tradition and who do not completely trust in God, Pope Francis said.
Chicago Archdiocese to release documents on past child sex abuse cases
CHICAGO (CNS) -- Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, in a letter to be published Jan. 12 in parish bulletins, said "any abuse of a young person is heartbreaking" and such cases have put "a heavy burden on all of us in the church."
Malaysian official: Investigation of priest for sedition will continue
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (CNS) -- The nation's inspector general said he would continue investigating a prominent Jesuit under the country's Sedition Act, but he would not question him again.
Cardinal Foley Lecture speaker examines pope’s communication style
Oblate Father Thomas Dailey, who holds the John Cardinal Foley Chair of Homiletics and Social Communications at St. Charles Seminary, will speak Jan. 27.
Cardinal reports progress in reform as Legionaries start chapter
ROME (CNS) -- As the Legionaries of Christ started their extraordinary general chapter, the cardinal overseeing the troubled congregation said scandal had taken a toll on its finances, but that members had made progress in overcoming the moral and administrative legacy of their disgraced founder.