Pope, JRS call attention to the face of Christ in faces of refugees

(CNS photo/Muhammad Hamed, Reuters)

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
ROME (CNS) -- The photos of refugees projected on the facade of Rome's Gesu Church are reminders of what Pope Francis would call

Italian media report step toward Blessed John Paul's canonization

By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
(CNS file photo/Joe Rimkus Jr.)

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Although the process is not complete and is supposed to be secret at this point, Italian media are reporting that the canonization of Blessed John Paul II is another step closer.

Greater Springfield communities to celebrate World Refugee Day

 
(Photo by Father Bill Pomerleau)

By Father Bill Pomerleau
SPRINGFIELD – Dozens of recent and not-so-recent refugees in Greater Springfield will gather over the next few days at three sites to celebrate

Religious Retirement Office gives $23 million to orders in need

Staff report 

WASHINGTON — The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) distributed $23 million in financial assistance in June to 439 religious