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Picture-perfect St. Patrick now is in high school
By Jim Lackey If you’ve visited our new website, you may have seen the cute promo pictured here for our saints section. Yesterday we learned the backstory of the boy in the photo dressed as St. Patrick for an All Saints’ Day Mass. … Continue reading
Today’s caption contest on social media
(UPDATED WITH A NEW CONCLUSION) It was a fairly ordinary day in the Catholic News Service Rome bureau and in our Washington newsroom when, out of the blue, a caption contest broke out. Caption suggestions welcome for this photo of … Continue reading
Doggone it! Still no top spot for Spot?
VATICAN CITY — Whether animals go to heaven or not has been an eternal question. And a supposedly definitive answer was reported to have come from Pope Francis. But it turns out the pope-quote [“One day we will see our … Continue reading
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New Connecticut bishop plans to ‘repurpose’ residence
When he was installed as head of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut, just a year ago, and Bishop Frank J. Caggiano urged his new flock to be builders of spiritual bridges. He used a famous image of his hometown — … Continue reading
The more personal side of a patriarch
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, considered first among equals of all Orthodox patriarchs, arrived in the Holy Land May 23. As he was waiting for his historic visit with Pope Francis, the patriarch visited Bethlehem, West Bank, and led a … Continue reading
Sowing survival in Central African Republic
Editor’s Note: Kevin Clarke, senior editor and chief correspondent for America magazine, is reporting from Central African Republic and is touring programs operated by Catholic Relief Services. His blog posts are being published by Catholic News Service under a special arrangement with the magazine. This post … Continue reading
In Bangui, an evening with the general
Editor’s Note: Kevin Clarke, senior editor and chief correspondent for America magazine, is reporting from Central African Republic and is touring programs operated by Catholic Relief Services. His blog posts are being published by Catholic News Service under a special arrangement with the magazine. This post … Continue reading
Planting seeds of hope
VATICAN CITY — One of the many moments pool reporters look forward to when a head of state meets the pope is the gift exchange. The Vatican most often offers a unique piece of artisan art with a spiritual or … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic press, clients, CNS, politics, Vatican
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Second International Human Trafficking Conference to take place in April in Rome
By Emily Antenucci Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — To enhance cooperation between the Catholic Church and law enforcement agencies working in the field, the Second International Human Trafficking Conference will take place in Rome April 9-10. The conference will … Continue reading
Taking it to the street: the pope’s birthday party guest list
VATICAN CITY — We know from the pope’s sister that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio would skip family dinners and picnics to spend special days, like Sundays and holidays, with the poor. Now as Pope Francis, he started his own special day … Continue reading
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