ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM CAMEROON TO ANGOLA (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV pushed back against interpretations that his recent calls for peace on the ground during his Africa trip were directed specifically at U.S. President Donald Trump, saying his remarks were part of a broader message. While the pope had responded to comments from…
BAMENDA, Cameroon (CNS) — “The voices in the bushes.” That is the fear that defines daily life for many residents of this city in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone region. “You don’t know where they are,” Cajetan Nfor told Catholic News Service April 16. “You don’t know how many of them there are.” A resident of Bamenda since…
Reading 1 Acts 5:34-42 A Pharisee in the Sanhedrin named Gamaliel,a teacher of the law, respected by all the people,stood up, ordered the Apostles to be put outside for a short time,and said to the Sanhedrin, “Fellow children of Israel,be careful what you are about to do to these men.Some time ago, Theudas appeared, claiming…
Reading 1 Acts 5:27-33 When the court officers had brought the Apostles in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, the high priest questioned them, “We gave you strict orders did we not, to stop teaching in that name. Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and want to bring this man’s blood upon…
WASHINGTON – In light of recent public comments regarding the Catholic Church’s teaching on war and peace, Bishop James Massa, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine, issued the following statement: “For over a thousand years, the Catholic Church has taught just war theory and it is that long tradition the Holy…
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM ALGERIA TO CAMEROON (CNS) — Following three days of public attacks from U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration, Pope Leo XIV did not take questions from reporters in an in-flight press address, redirecting attention, instead, to his international trip across Africa and his spiritual father, St. Augustine. Heading to the…