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Prepare for Last Judgment by serving the poor, pope says at audience
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians believe they are saved by God’s grace, but they also know they will be judged at the end of time on how they used the talents God gave them and how they served others, especially the poor, Pope Francis said. “Today belief in Jesus’ return and in the last judgment […]
Students pray for Boston
On Friday, April 19th, students from Cardinal O’Hara High School came together to pray for those effected by the Boston Marathon bombing. It was optional for students to attend and hundreds showed up in support. Students from the running teams lead their classmates in praying the rosary. The event was planned early in the week. […]
Student pro-life leader says she ‘won’t be bystander’ on abortion issue
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CNS) — Reagan Nielsen isn’t afraid of being screamed at, threatened or despised for her beliefs. The college junior, who grew up in Monument and is receiving national attention for her pro-life work, said she is used to it. “It helps when you know that you are on the right side of […]
Pope offers prayers for Orthodox archbishops kidnapped, freed in Syria
UPDATED — VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Acknowledging “conflicting reports” about two Orthodox archbishops kidnapped in Syria, Pope Francis prayed for them and for an end to the war in their country. Speaking at the end of his general audience April 24, the pope offered special prayers for Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Gregorios Yohanna of Aleppo and […]
300 St. Elizabeth parishioners give it their all during day of service
The joy of giving was alive and very well in Chester County as members of St. Elizabeth Parish in Upper Uwchlan gathered on Saturday, April 20 for their third annual Stewardship Day of Service. Started in April, 2011, this day is all about giving back to local communities and helping charitable organizations throughout Chester County with the goal of showing God's love through example. The day began with Mass, and fittingly, the reading of the day (from the Acts of the Apostles) spoke of Peter raising a woman named Tabitha from the dead, describing her as one who “never tired of doing good and giving in charity.”
President of Assumption College named chair of National Review Board
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Francesco C. Cesareo, president of Assumption College in Worcester, Mass., will become the next chair of the National Review Board in June. He succeeds Al Notzon III, whose term ends after the U.S. bishops' spring assembly June 10-14 in San Diego.
Bishop hopeful new Venezuelan leader will continue to seek closer ties
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A Venezuelan bishop said he hoped efforts to improve relations between the country's Catholic Church and the socialist government will continue under newly elected President Nicolas Maduro. High-level meetings between the Venezuelan bishops' conference and the government, including Maduro, began last May in an effort "to foster a climate of peace" and to "reflect the dignity and independence of each institution," Bishop Jose Azuaje Ayala of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela, told Catholic News Service April 22 during a visit to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Italian media report progress in Blessed John Paul’s sainthood cause
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Vatican-convoked commission of doctors concluded a healing attributed to Blessed John Paul II had no natural explanation, according to Italian news reports. Eventual papal approval of the alleged miracle would clear the way for the canonization of the pope, who died April 2, 2005, and was beatified May 1, 2011.
Catholic members of royal couples won’t have to raise kids Catholics
LONDON (CNS) — Church leaders have told the British government that members of the royal family who marry Catholics under recently passed legislation will not be obliged to bring up their children in the Catholic faith. Lord Wallace of Tankerness, speaking on behalf of the government, said he had been assured personally by Msgr. Marcus […]
One cannot follow Jesus, love Jesus without the church, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Following Jesus means belonging to the church, the community that gives Christians their identity, Pope Francis said. “It is not possible to find Jesus outside the church,” he said in his Mass homily April 23. “The great Paul VI said it is ‘an absurd dichotomy’ to want to live with Jesus […]