Category Archives: World

Indigenous culture can enrich liturgy, bishop says

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

By Junno Arocho Esteves  Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Proposals at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon for indigenous- or Amazonian-rite ceremonies are meant to enhance and enrich the liturgy with cultural signs and gestures, not change … Continue reading →

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Caritas works to help Syrians displaced by Turkish bombings

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

By Dale Gavlak  Catholic News Service AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) — Church bells have been ringing in Qamishli and elsewhere in northeastern Syria, signaling the alarm to Christians and others of the ongoing Turkish military operation that is having a devastating … Continue reading →

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Indigenous woman brings message from her elders to pope as church elder

Posted on October 14, 2019 by

By Barbara J. Fraser  Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Anitalia Pijachi, an indigenous woman from the Amazonian town of Leticia, Colombia, came to the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon bringing a message from the elders of her … Continue reading →

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Banners unfurled as faithful share stories of five saints

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

By Cindy Wooden  Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican hung banners of the Catholic Church’s newly canonized saints four days before the Mass that would officially recognize that they are in heaven with God. While the hanging … Continue reading →

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Vatican releases lineup for Christmas concert supporting the Amazon

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Proceeds from a Christmas concert at the Vatican starring Lionel Richie, Bonnie Tyler and Susan Boyle will go to help protect the Amazon and support indigenous communities there. Sponsored by the Vatican Congregation … Continue reading →

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Caribbean lay consecrated missionaries building regional church

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

October is the Extraordinary Missionary Month. By Laura Ann Phillips  Catholic News Service PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CNS) — A move toward local missionaries after the Second Vatican Council has transformed into consecrated laypeople serving territories within the Caribbean region. The change … Continue reading →

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Letters to Blessed John Henry Newman show his role as pastor, evangelist

Posted on October 10, 2019 by

By Jonathan Luxmoore  Catholic News Service OXFORD, England (CNS) — Thousands of documents relating to England’s 19th-century convert-cardinal, Blessed John Henry Newman, are being released ahead of his Oct. 13 canonization, highlighting his role as a pastor and evangelist, said … Continue reading →

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