Archive for January 12, 2015

Pope Francis addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Nov. 25, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope tells diplomats to work for peace amid a world rife with conflict

Pope Francis told Vatican diplomats that peace – which is a communal responsibility – is the only solution to global... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square, Nov. 5, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

For Pope Francis, loving concern for the poor is not communism

As Pope Francis stated in a recent interview that love for the poor is not communism, but the Gospel, one... Read more

Fr. Fernand Cheri, O.F.M., newly appointed auxiliary bishop of New Orleans, speaks at a Jan. 12 press conference announcing his nomination. ?w=200&h=150

New Orleans receives a native son for new auxiliary bishop

Fr. Fernand Joseph Cheri III, O.F.M., was appointed on Monday by Pope Francis as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese... Read more

A church in Mubi, Adamawa state, destroyed by Boko Haram in November, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Nigerian bishop hopes for solidarity, as thousands already killed in the new year

Boko Haram having killed as many as 2,000 in an attack on the town of Baga last week, Archbishop Ignatius... Read more

The pediatric ward of St. Francois de Sales Hospital collapsed onto the maternity ward during the earthquake. Today there is a new two-story outpatient building. ?w=200&h=150

By Kate Veik

Haiti's hope is in its people five years after quake

Five years ago today, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake decimated St. Francois de Sales Hospital in the heart of Port-au-Prince.   ... Read more

Pope Francis arrives in Sri Lanka Jan. 13. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Pope Francis: Sri Lankans can learn to live as one family

Pope Francis has begun his visit to Sri Lanka, voicing hopes for “days of friendship, dialogue and solidarity.” Read more