By Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON (OSV News) – After the failures of two banks in March, the US government has taken steps to prevent similar failures and the risks such failures would present to the economy. The precarious situation illustrates what one Catholic commentator described as the need for government and banks to take seriously … Read More about Twin bank failures underscore ‘solemn obligation’ of banking prudence for common good of society
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‘Fraternity, tears, smiles’: On tenth anniversary as pontiff, Pope Francis shares hopes for the future
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN ... Read More about ‘Fraternity, tears, smiles’: On tenth anniversary as pontiff, Pope Francis shares hopes for the future
King Charles III meets Catholic delegation, other religious leaders ahead of coronation
by JONATHAN LUXMORE (OSV News) OXFORD, England ... Read More about King Charles III meets Catholic delegation, other religious leaders ahead of coronation
Crisis of love today is a crisis of vision
When Christopher West was a teenager in the 1980s, ... Read More about Crisis of love today is a crisis of vision
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Stopping to gaze at and perhaps pray before a Nativity scene is one of the best ways to remember the real meaning of Christmas, Pope Francis said. “In its genuine poverty,” the Pope said, “the creche helps us to rediscover the true richness of Christmas and … Read More about Keep the creche/crib in Christmas, Pope urges
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Top Vatican officials expressed concern that, with the Synodal Path, the German bishops were giving up their role as shepherds and were allowing participants to adopt positions in contrast to the faith of the universal Church, particularly regarding sexuality and women’s ordination. The bishops met on … Read More about Cardinals Ladaria, Ouellet outline concerns about German Synodal Path
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Russia’s ambassador to the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis helped facilitate recent prisoner exchanges with Ukraine and said the Vatican is ready to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia. The Italian news agency Askanews reported the ambassador, Aleksandr Avdeyev, said the exchanges of prisoners occur in … Read More about Russian ambassador confirms Pope Francis helped facilitate prisoner exchanges
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (CNS) – Middle and high school students across the United States are invited to submit an essay sharing their thoughts on protecting the sanctity of human life for the 2022 Pro-Life Essay Contest sponsored by American Life League’s Culture of Life Studies Program. Co-sponsored by the Institute for … Read More about National pro-life essay contest opens in US for middle and high school students
ACCRA, Ghana (CNS) – As Ghana’s national soccer team, the Black Stars, joins other national teams for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, some Ghanaian citizens have been talking about Iñaki Williams, who was named after a Catholic priest. His parents, Ghanaians Felix Williams and Maria (Mary) Arthuer, crossed … Read More about FIFA World Cup player named for Caritas volunteer who helped his parents
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – God always sees people’s potential, looking past their mistakes and understanding what they can become, Pope Francis said. If people feel they are “not up to the challenges of life and, even less, of the Gospel, mired in problems and sins, Jesus always looks at us … Read More about Christians must see others with compassion, not condemnation, Pope says
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