Pope: Get out in the real world to find Jesus
People will not find Jesus by hanging out in first-class lounges or in the library, but by being out and about in the real world and in prayer, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Church must show what unity looks like, avoid divisions, gossip
Backstabbing and gossip hurt people and harm God's desire for a united human family, Pope Francis said. Unity is a gift from God, "but often we struggle to live it out," he said. "We are the ones who create lacerations."
Prospective Catholic Air Force Captain moves step closer to priesthood
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Archdiocese for the Military Services has a 12-year Air Force veteran-turned-seminarian one step closer to priesthood. Bishop John M. Kudrick...
U.S. Department of Education names Xavier ‘National Blue Ribbon School’
The U.S. Department of Education announced Xavier College Preparatory as a National Blue Ribbon School today. The all-girls school was the only Catholic campus...
Agencies stretching to meet needs of Syrians displaced by civil war
Governments and nongovernmental agencies are struggling to keep up with the needs and pressures created by the displacement of nearly a third of Syria's population because of the country's civil war.
Pope Benedict challenges atheist, says he never hid abuse cases
In a letter to an atheist Italian mathematician, retired Pope Benedict XVI defended his own handling of allegations of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy and politely criticized the logician's total reliance on scientific facts for meaning.
Pope: Digital domain needs loving dialogue, not spiritual engineers
Helping the church get the Gospel message out to the digital world depends more on a loving passion for reaching out to others than being tech savvy or a verbal warrior, Pope Francis told Catholic communicators.
Pope condemns abortion as product of ‘throwaway culture’
In his strongest public words to date on the subject of abortion, Pope Francis affirmed the sacredness of unborn human life and linked its defense to the pursuit of social justice.
Pope says focus on morality can obscure Gospel message
Pope Francis spoke with characteristic frankness about the perils of overemphasizing Catholic teaching on sexual and medical ethics; the reasons for his deliberate and consultative governing style; and his highest priority for the church today.
Pope says church should face wayward members like a merciful mother
Pope Francis said the church should approach its members with the face of a patient, merciful and understanding mother, who always forgives her erring children and never ceases to pray that they resume the path of Christian living.