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WASHINGTON: As military, police and federal investigators searched for a second suspect in the September 16 shootings at the Washington Navy Yard that left at least 12 people dead, religious leaders and public officials offered prayers for the victims and their families. Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl and Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who heads the Washington-based Archdiocese for the Military Services, both ... Read More »

PEOPLE who judge and criticise others are hypocrites and cowards who are unable to face their own defects, Pope Francis said. Gossip, too, is “criminal” as it destroys, rather than exalts the image of God present in others, he said in his early morning homily September 13 at his residence of Domus Sanctae Marthae. “Those who live judging their neighbours, ... Read More »

From Catholic News Service UNITED States President Barack Obama is busy trying to convince Congress and US citizens that military intervention in Syria is necessary to maintain American credibility and punish the Assad regime for reportedly using chemical weapons to attack its citizens on August 21. Pope Francis, however, is busy pleading for peace. Three tweets were sent from his @Pontifex ... Read More »

At a weekly public audience earlier this year, the pope underscored one of his characteristic themes - the counter-cultural implications of membership in the Church.

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has approved a major updating of the criminal laws of Vatican City State, including in areas dealing with child abuse and terrorism financing, and has ruled that any Vatican employee can be tried by the Vatican court for violating those laws.

VATICAN CITY (CNS): When hundreds of thousands of young Catholics gather with Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro in July, reflections on safeguarding the environment will be part of the program.

The triumph of love was at the heart of Pope Francis' Easter message, reports CINDY WOODEN, of Catholic News Service's Rome bureau

Pope Francis, in his first homily after his election, preached on the need for the Church's action to be based firmly on faith in Christ's sacrifice on the Cross. Rome bureau chief of Catholic News Service FRANCIS ROCCA reports

About 150,000 people crowded into St Peter's Square on February 27 to hear a farewell address from Pope Benedict XVI on the eve of his retirement. FRANCIS X. ROCCA reports for Catholic News Service on what the Pope had to say