ROME—Beginning the 40-day season of Lent, Pope Francis on Wednesday said this is a time to remember the lives “reduced to ashes” through war and indifference. He also said that this is not a time for...
Lent is a time to remove all distractions and bitterness from one’s life in order to better hear God and those who suffer silently and need help, Pope Francis said.
IMAGE: CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis did not attend a traditional penitential service with priests of the Diocese of Rome due to a mild...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gina Christian, catholicphilly.com By Gina Christian PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Jim Brady can look at his wife, Amanda, and know when she's had a long day, one she might not want to...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) -- Ashes not only symbolize humanity's frail mortality but are also a reminder of God's infinite love of people, whom he created from...
By David Ramos/Aci Prensa/CNA | CAMAGÜEY, Cuba — Accompaniment for seminarians is critical in Cuba, a priest has said, reflecting that Cubans are “a tired people, a people without hope,...
By Tito Edwards | Five Ways to Resist the Devil’s Attacks – Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange +1 The One Sin You Must Crush This Lent – Matthew Leonard +1 Being “Wanted” is an Unbearable...
By Angelo Stagnaro | It seems to have become fashionable again to believe that communism, of all things, is the answer to all of man’s woes. It is also common, in these circles, to insist that the...