VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Gospel is a word of compassion, mercy, light, freedom and joy, Pope Francis said. The Gospel “calls us to become passionate witnesses of peace, solidarity and reconciliation,” and “to bear witness to our faith and to be consistent in its practice,” the pope said at Mass on the Sunday of…
Reading 1 Acts 22:3-16 Paul addressed the people in these words: “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. At the feet of Gamaliel I was educated strictly in our ancestral law and was zealous for God, just as all of you are today. I persecuted this Way…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the early morning sun crept up over the horizon, a warm rosy glow washed over the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica — the destination for thousands of pilgrims one chilly January morning. More than 10,000 people from 138 countries had signed up to take part in the Jan. 24-26 Jubilee…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Communication is something divine with the power “to build — build communities, build up the church,” Pope Francis told thousands of journalists and people working in media and communication. “To know how to communicate displays great wisdom,” he said in brief remarks during an audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis urged communicators to use their platforms to inspire hope by avoiding aggressive language and rejecting rhetoric that dehumanizes others. “I dream of a communication capable of making us fellow travelers, walking alongside our brothers and sisters and encouraging them to hope in these troubled times,” the pope wrote in…
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R.21), while the Senate failed to overcome the 60-vote procedural threshold for its version (S.6). “The House of Representatives took decisive action to protect innocent babies from infanticide,” said Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, chairman of the U.S.…