Pope Francis: Faith is measured by one's treatment of the poor

Vatican City, Jul 29, 2018 / 07:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The love with which individuals and communities treat the poor, the weak, and the hungry, is the best measure of faith, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address Sunday.

“Faced with the cry of hunger – all sorts of ‘hunger’ – of so many brothers and sisters in every part of the world, we cannot remain detached and calm spectators,” the pope said July 29.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of McCarrick from College of Cardinals

Vatican City, Jul 28, 2018 / 04:23 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Saturday Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishops Theodore McCarrick from the College of Cardinals, and suspended him from the exercise of any public ministry.

Pope to theologians: Spiritual conversion should precede pastoral solutions

Vatican City, Jul 27, 2018 / 09:32 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On moral, theological issues, conversion of heart – in Greek, metanoia – should take place before the development of pastoral and political solutions, Pope Francis said in a message to Catholic theologians Friday.

Pennsylvania AG asks Pope Francis for help releasing grand jury report

Harrisburg, Pa., Jul 26, 2018 / 02:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pennsylvania Attorney General has appealed to Pope Francis for help in publishing a report on clerical sexual abuse in that state.

Pope sends condolences to victims of tragedies in Laos and Greece

Vatican City, Jul 24, 2018 / 10:22 am (CNA).- Pope Francis Tuesday sent his condolences to victims of wildfires in Greece and flooding caused by the collapse of a hydroelectric dam in southeast Laos, expressing his “heartfelt solidarity” with those affected.

Sent through Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin July 24, Francis said he “was deeply saddened” to learn of recent wildfires in Greece, which have killed more than 60 people in the Attica region around Athens, according to the BBC.

McCarrick, the bishops, and unanswered questions

Washington D.C., Jul 23, 2018 / 05:10 pm (CNA).- A new allegation of child sexual abuse was leveled against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick last Thursday, one month after the June announcement that he had been suspended from priestly ministry following an investigation into a different charge of sexual abuse on the part of the cardinal.

Stains on Shroud of Turin painted on? Experts question new study

Vatican City, Jul 23, 2018 / 02:46 pm (CNA).- Several experts have questioned the scientific validity of a study on the Shroud of Turin that concluded that almost half the blood stains were “painted on,” based on simulations and photographs without the authors of the study having had access to the original linen cloth.

CDF laicizes Ecuadorian priest for abuse of minors

Rome, Italy, Jul 23, 2018 / 11:00 am (CNA).- An Ecuadorian priest accused of the sexual abuse and possible torture of minors was dismissed from the clerical state by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Archdiocese of Guayaquil announced Monday.

Do you want to grow in love? Keep Jesus close, pope says

Vatican City, Jul 22, 2018 / 06:17 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Christian can stay on the right path to Heaven, and grow in love for God and his neighbor, only by keeping close to Christ and his love, Pope Francis said Sunday.

Is Church teaching changing on the death penalty?

Washington D.C., Jul 20, 2018 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- The Church has consistently taught that the state has the authority to use the death penalty. But, in recent years, popes and bishops have become more vocal in calling for an end to its use. Many Catholics instinctively favor life over death, even after the worst crimes, and some are left wondering if the Church’s mind is changing.

Two recent cases highlighted an apparent tension between traditional teaching and modern circumstances.

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