Canadian bishops' evangelization summit returns to sell out crowd
OTTAWA – After a 15-year hiatus, an evangelization conference organized by Canada’s bishops will return in April and is already sold out.
New Evangelization Summit changes tack in time of Church scandal
OTTAWA – When Cardinal Gerald Lacroix speaks at the New Evangelization Summit here May 4, he will address how to share the Good News when the Church is engulfed in bad news.
Ordinandi, nun share their paths to religious life with youth
Seven-hundred and forty-six kids, Grades 9 to 12, shouted, laughed, sang, prayed. Some of them even cried. They came to the Ordinandi Youth Event for one reason — to hear a story.
Liturgy needs 'language of flowers', but not during Lent
VATICAN – Of the many traditions and penitential practices observed during the season of Lent, one of the more visible is the stark change in church decor and a complete absence of flowers.
Pope Francis’ seventh year will be ‘synodal’, Vatican spokesman says
VATICAN – On the sixth anniversary of Pope Francis’ election Wednesday, the Vatican's chief spokesman said Francis will continue to lead the Church as a synodal “field hospital” in the year ahead.
Benedictine abbot leads Pope, Roman Curia in Lenten retreat
VATICAN – When Pope Francis asked 50-year-old Benedictine Abbot Bernardo Gianni to lead his Lenten retreat, the abbot said he told the Pope he felt "very inadequate."
Avoid temptation, don't engage with the devil, Pope says at Angelus
VATICAN – When facing temptation, Christians should follow Jesus' example by not engaging in fruitless talk with the father of lies, Pope Francis said.
Answering God's call demands courage to take a risk, Pope Francis says
VATICAN – Answering the Lord's call demands the courage to take a risk, but it is an invitation to become part of an important mission, Pope Francis said.
God's Word on Sunday: It’s a good time to count God’s blessings
First Sunday of Lent, March 10 (Year C) Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Psalm 91; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13
God is purifying the church with 'unbearable' pain of abuse scandal, Pope Francis says
ROME – The clerical abuse scandal has caused everyone in the Catholic Church "pain and unbearable suffering," Pope Francis said, but it also is a call to repentance and the renewal of the church.
Cardinal Collins sends a message of giving for Lent
Cardinal Thomas Collins is calling on Catholics to remember the importance of almsgiving this Lenten season.