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Oldest member College of Cardinals, dies at 100

By NZ Catholic Staff | May 27, 2016 | 0 Comments

Italian Cardinal Loris Capovilla, who served St. John XXIII before and after he became pope, died in Bergamo, near Milan on May 26. He was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals at the age of 100. Cardinal Capovilla was born in Pontelongo, Italy, on Oct. 14, 1915, and ordained … Read More about Oldest member College of Cardinals, dies at 100

Catholic agencies begin work of rebuilding after Ecuador quake

By OSV News | April 27, 2016 | 0 Comments

By Catholic News Service QUITO, Ecuador (CNS) — Catholic agencies are beginning to build temporary shelters for thousands of families in Ecuador made homeless by the South American country’s worst natural disaster in nearly seven decades.

From nightmare to dream: Syrian refugees thank pope for safety

By OSV News | April 20, 2016 | 0 Comments

By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — After less than 48 hours in Rome, “dream” is the word used most often by the six Syrian adults Pope Francis brought back to Italy with him from a refugee camp in Greece.

Mother Teresa to be canonized Sept. 4; pope sets other sainthood dates

By Vatican City (CNS) | March 17, 2016 | 0 Comments

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of Kolkata a saint at the Vatican Sept. 4. The date was announced March 15 during an “ordinary public consistory,” a meeting of the pope, cardinals and promoters of sainthood causes that formally ends the sainthood process.

Vatican audit for 2015 to “commence immediately”

By NZ Catholic Staff | December 7, 2015 | 0 Comments

The Vatican’s Council for the Economy has appointed a new External Auditor for consolidated financial statements, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Tyshawn’s funeral: an intersection of pain and anger

By Michael Otto | November 12, 2015 | 0 Comments

By Michelle Martin CHICAGO (CNS) — The execution-style murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee was not what God wanted to happen, Father Michael Pfleger said at Tyshawn’s funeral Nov. 10.