September 2019

Catholics denounce attacks against Brazil's indigenous peoples in Amazon

September 4, 2019

SAO PAULO -- After denouncing the record number of wildfires in the Amazon in August and the growing deforestation of the region, the Brazilian Catholic Church is pressuring the government to guarantee the safety of several Amazonian indigenous peoples, alerting the authorities of the imminent risk of genocide in northern Brazil.

McCarrick denies abuse allegations in interview

September 4, 2019

WASHINGTON -- Theodore McCarrick, a former cardinal and archbishop of Washington who was laicized last February following a Vatican trial on sexual abuse charges leveled against him, continued to deny he had abused anyone in an August interview with the online journal Slate.

Pope Francis 'honoured' by personal attacks

September 4, 2019

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO MOZAMBIQUE -- Pope Francis told a reporter that it is "an honor when Americans attack me."

Speaking Out: Science and faith are compatible

September 4, 2019

You are sitting at your desk and are presented with a simple, ordinary box. You are curious as to its contents, and decide to open it.

Camp puts Jesus on gridiron

September 4, 2019

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Boys on the sideline of the football practice field at Cretin-Derham Hall High School this summer fell silent one afternoon as they waited for the football camp’s afternoon session to start.

Bob Brehl: Thoughts and prayers … but no action

September 4, 2019

Over the Labour Day weekend, there sure were a lot of U.S. politicians conveying their “thoughts and prayers” for the victims and their families of the latest mass shooting, but no visible action on doing anything about the American gun epidemic.

Crowds give Pope Francis warm welcome in Mozambique

September 4, 2019

MAPUTO, Mozambique -- Greeted with full military honors, traditional dances and huge crowds lining the streets, Pope Francis arrived in Mozambique Sept. 4 at the start of a weeklong trip to Africa.

Paglia responds to controversy at JPII Institute

September 5, 2019

WASHINGTON D.C. (CNA) -- Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, grand chancellor of Rome’s Pontifical Institute John Paul II and president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, has responded to controversy over a plan to restructure the school’s faculty and curriculum.

Pope Francis talks peace, politics in Mozambique

September 5, 2019

MAPUTO, Mozambique -- With a courtesy and solemnity seldom seen at a gathering of opposing political leaders, Mozambican politicians came together a month before their general election to welcome Pope Francis and pledge to work for peace and the common good.

Burke and Brandmüller: Amazon synod challenges deposit of faith

September 5, 2019

VATICAN CITY (CNA) - Two cardinals have sent letters to fellow members of the College of Cardinals, raising concerns about the working document for an upcoming synod of bishops on the pan-Amazonian region.

Investigation finds McCarrick sexually assaulted seminarians

September 5, 2019

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- A yearlong investigation by Seton Hall University confirmed that Theodore McCarrick, the laicized cardinal who had been archbishop of Newark from 1986 to 2000, had sexually harassed seminarians during his tenure as head of the archdiocese.

Pope Francis to Mozambique church workers: Move forward, don't be afraid

September 5, 2019

MAPUTO, Mozambique -- The Catholic Church's ministers -- including catechists and bishops -- are called to be realistic, to treasure the Christian identity and to never be afraid to move forward and try new ways to bring the Gospel to life, Pope Francis said.

Brazilian government should not fear October synod

September 5, 2019

SAO PAULO -- With a month to go before the start of the Synod of Bishops for Amazon, retired Bishop Erwin Krautler of Xingu said the Brazilian government should not fear the discussions to be held in Rome.

Glen Argan: We must fight the demon of individualism

September 5, 2019

An old adage in development work is the dictum, “Give a person a fish, and you will feed her for one day; teach her how to fish, and you will feed her for a lifetime.”

Editorial: Amazon lessons

September 5, 2019

When the Amazon suffers, the world suffers.

Readers Speak Out: September 8, 2019

September 5, 2019

Repentance The Aug. 25 photograph of the return of the cross to Nagasaki Cathedral should be the first act of setting right the wrong of the bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945.

History in the making: JP II visits Canada 35 years ago

September 6, 2019

Thirty-five years ago this month, Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit Canada. The impact of those 12 days in September hasn’t been forgotten.

Leaving Mozambique, Pope Francis urges reconciliation

September 6, 2019

MAPUTO, Mozambique -- When Jesus told his disciples to love one another and pray for their enemies, he meant it -- even disciples in a nation like Mozambique, where political tensions have led to violence, war and death, Pope Francis said.

Week of Sep 6, 2019

September 6, 2019

The cathedral through a child’s (virtual) eyes

September 6, 2019

They came for a remarkable project ….