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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians who never renounce their love for Christ and are faithful to the point of death are a blessing for everyone, Pope Francis said. “There will always be martyrs among us. This is a sign that we’re on the right path,” the pope said in a video message for the Pope’s…
WASHINGTON – Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty, expressed solidarity with faith-driven ministries to migrants and noted the special need to protect religious liberty. His remarks commended the February 23 statement issued by the Catholic bishops of the State of Texas.…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saying Pope Francis was continuing to experience “mild flu-like symptoms,” the Vatican announced he had canceled his appointments again Feb. 26. The 87-year-old pope had led the recitation of the Angelus prayer as usual Feb. 25 and seemed to have no difficulty speaking or breathing, and he did not cough. The…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The media and social networks can be crueler than wild beasts, the preacher of the papal household told top Vatican officials and Vatican employees. “When they point out the distortions of society or of the church,” he said, then “they deserve all the respect and esteem,” Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa said Feb.…
WASHINGTON – As Russia’s war against Ukraine enters its third year, the need for humanitarian assistance has greatly increased to help the millions of Ukrainians impacted by violence and destruction. People are struggling to survive in the cold winter with little food, heat, or shelter, said Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Like a giant Tinkertoy construction, a skeletal tower of scaffolding slowly inched its way up the twisting bronze columns of the baldachin over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica. Workers are erecting metal scaffolding around the 100-foot-tall baldachin over the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Feb.…