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Evangelizing, caring for others at core of deacons’ vocation, nuncio says
Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, spoke July 22 at the 2018 National Diaconate Congress in New Orleans about the vocational work of permanent deacons to evangelize and care for others.
Energy, evangelization at the heart of regional Encuentro
The Alexandria gathering included people from the U.S. church’s Region VIII, which covers Minnesota and North and South Dakota.
We are witnesses: Being an authentic evangelizer in today’s world
In the teaching of the Second Vatican Council and all the popes since, we hear over and over again that evangelization is the primary task of the church. In fact, in 1990, St. John Paul II declared, “I sense that the moment has come to commit all of the church’s energies to a new evangelization.”
In Myanmar and Bangladesh, pope calls for dialogue and respect for all
Pope Francis said each human being is created in God’s image and likeness at the end of an interreligious gathering in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 1 when he met with Rohingya refugees.
Nuncio: Bishops must focus on youth, evangelization, Jesus
Pope Francis demands of bishops that their mission requires “the passion of evangelization.”
Mass and lunch: Pope to lead celebration of World Day of the Poor
Pope Francis will celebrate the Catholic Church’s first World Day of the Poor Nov. 19 by celebrating a morning Mass with people in need and those who assist them. After Mass, he will offer lunch to 500 people in the Vatican audience hall.
Being Christian means being missionary, pope says
Pope Francis expressed his intention to promote an extraordinary missionary month in October 2019 with the goal of increasing the passion for the church’s evangelizing activity ‘ad gentes,'” a phrase meaning “to the nations” and used to describe missionary activity focused on people who still have not heard the Gospel.
Hurricane Harvey and the kayaking priest
When Hurricane Harvey stranded Father David Bergeron, he used his kayak for a greater purpose: to be present for the many hurricane victims stranded in his midst.
Catholics need ‘profound renewal’ of catechesis
The head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization said Catholics “need a profound renewal of our catechesis.”
Encuentro aimed at meeting needs, fostering mission
The Diocese of St. Cloud will have its diocesan Encuentro on Sept. 24 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud. Nearly 400 people from around the diocese were registered to attend as of Sept. 19.
Nurturing faithful citizens
Helping people forge a deeper relationship with our Lord is the key to addressing a whole host of problems that beset the church and society.
Epicenter for opioid addiction is mission field for Catholic outreach
Philadelphia’s ongoing struggle with opioid addiction has found an epicenter in the Kensington section of the city, where open-air heroin sales, drug usage and overdoses have become commonplace.
What would you share with Pope Francis?
Through digital outreach, Pope Francis has set forth a challenge to create a culture of encounter whether it be through emails, text messages, social networks and chats.
Evangelization by hitchhiking: how to find an on-ramp
Thirty-some Catholics already have joined, fulfilling a bold mission: to make like the apostles and spread the Good News.