Can St. Joseph sell a house? Skip burying statue, priests say

March 8, 2021

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — The folklore is well known: Need to sell a house? Bury a statue of St. Joseph in the yard. Maybe… Read More

Returning from Iraq, pope talks about ‘risks’ taken on trip

March 8, 2021

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM IRAQ (CNS) — The Catholic Church’s commitment to dialogue with other churches and with other religions flows from the Gospel,… Read More

Returning from Iraq, pope talks about ‘risks’ taken on trip

March 8, 2021

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM IRAQ (CNS) — The Catholic Church’s commitment to dialogue with other churches and with other religions flows from the Gospel,… Read More

UPDATE: Cleanse your hearts of anger, live the Gospel, pope says at Mass in Irbil

March 7, 2021

IRBIL, Iraq (CNS) — Having witnessed or even experienced persecution for their faith, the Christians of Iraq must be careful not to harbor thoughts of… Read More

Cleanse your hearts of anger, live the Gospel, pope says at Mass in Irbil

March 7, 2021

IRBIL, Iraq (CNS) — Having witnessed or even experienced persecution for their faith, the Christians of Iraq must be careful not to harbor thoughts of… Read More

Papal trip to Iraq influences Muslims beyond Iraq’s borders, analyst says

March 7, 2021

AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) — Pope Francis’ historic visit to the Middle East’s most conflict-riven nation gives hope and comfort to Iraqis of all faiths, and… Read More

Life triumphs over death as Christians rebuild in Iraq, pope says

March 7, 2021

QARAQOSH, Iraq (CNS) — Amid the rubble and bombed out remains of four churches destroyed by Islamic State militants, Pope Francis paid tribute to Iraqi… Read More

Living the beatitudes can change the world, pope says in Iraq

March 6, 2021

BAGHDAD (CNS) — Pope Francis told Iraqi Christians that when they suffer discrimination, persecution or war, the Eight Beatitudes are addressed to them. “Whatever the… Read More

UPDATE: Hostility, violence are ‘betrayals’ of religion, pope says in Iraq

March 6, 2021

UR, Iraq (CNS) — Traveling to the birthplace of Abraham, Pope Francis urged believers to prove their faith in the one God and father of… Read More

Hostility, violence are ‘betrayals’ of religion, pope says in Iraq

March 6, 2021

UR, Iraq (CNS) — Traveling to the birthplace of Abraham, Pope Francis urged believers to prove their faith in the one God and father of… Read More