Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:59:29 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Shawl ministry generations in the making /features/call-to-service/item/32158-shawl-ministry-generations-in-the-making /features/call-to-service/item/32158-shawl-ministry-generations-in-the-making

Like countless generations of women in her family, Olga Ciaravella spends her evenings quietly crocheting prayer shawls for those in need.

]]> waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:24:28 -0400 Pope Francis prays for Albania after devastating earthquake /faith/homilies/item/30759-pope-francis-prays-for-albania-after-devastating-earthquake /faith/homilies/item/30759-pope-francis-prays-for-albania-after-devastating-earthquake

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis led prayers for the people of Albania after the country was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake.

]]> Reflections Wed, 27 Nov 2019 08:37:55 -0500 Let's think of our own conversion to sow peace this Advent, Pope Francis says /faith/item/28590-let-s-think-of-our-own-conversion-to-sow-peace-this-advent-pope-francis-says /faith/item/28590-let-s-think-of-our-own-conversion-to-sow-peace-this-advent-pope-francis-says VATICAN – Advent is a time for people to think about what they can change about themselves so that they can sow the seeds of peace, justice and fraternity in their daily lives, Pope Francis said.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Faith Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:45:50 -0500 'Pray hard' for all affected by California shooting, Archbishop Gomez says /home/international/item/28386-pray-hard-for-all-affected-by-california-shooting-archbishop-gomez-says /home/international/item/28386-pray-hard-for-all-affected-by-california-shooting-archbishop-gomez-says LOS ANGELES – After a shooting spree late Nov. 7 at a country-music bar in Thousand Oaks, about 40 miles from the heart of Los Angeles, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles asked people to "pray hard" for the victims and their families.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 08 Nov 2018 13:31:36 -0500 Displaced residents ask for prayers after lava forces Hawaiians out of homes /home/international/item/27478-displaced-residents-ask-for-prayers-after-lava-forces-hawaiians-out-of-homes /home/international/item/27478-displaced-residents-ask-for-prayers-after-lava-forces-hawaiians-out-of-homes

HONOLULU – Paul and Rose Utes, members of Sacred Heart Parish in Pahoa, had to leave their home when lava from the Kilauea eruptions moved into their section of the Leilani Estates subdivision in Puna on the Big Island.

]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 31 May 2018 16:17:56 -0400 Pope leads prayers for inter-Korean summit /home/international/item/27248-pope-leads-prayers-for-inter-korean-summit /home/international/item/27248-pope-leads-prayers-for-inter-korean-summit VATICAN – Pope Francis led thousands of people in St. Peter's Square in prayers for the success of the inter-Korean summit, scheduled for April 27.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 26 Apr 2018 08:56:23 -0400 Pope to host ecumenical prayer for peace in the Middle East /home/international/item/27244-pope-to-host-ecumenical-prayer-for-peace-in-the-middle-east /home/international/item/27244-pope-to-host-ecumenical-prayer-for-peace-in-the-middle-east VATICAN – Pope Francis will travel to Bari, the southern Italian Adriatic port city, July 7 to host a day of reflection and ecumenical prayer for peace in the Middle East.
]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) International Wed, 25 Apr 2018 13:12:19 -0400 Texas bishops urge prayers, vigilance in wake of bombings /home/international/item/27020-texas-bishops-urge-prayers-vigilance-in-wake-of-bombings /home/international/item/27020-texas-bishops-urge-prayers-vigilance-in-wake-of-bombings AUSTIN, Texas – As police investigated a series of package explosions in central Texas that killed two people and injured four others, two of the state's bishops said their thoughts and prayers were with the victims and families and friends of those victimized by the explosions.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 21 Mar 2018 12:21:15 -0400 Pope offers prayers for flood victims in U.S., southern Asia /faith/item/25965-pope-offers-prayers-for-flood-victims-in-u-s-southern-asia /faith/item/25965-pope-offers-prayers-for-flood-victims-in-u-s-southern-asia

VATICAN CITY – After leading thousands of pilgrims in praying the Angelus, Pope Francis offered prayers for flood victims in Texas and Louisiana following a devastating hurricane that caused massive flooding.

]]> Vatican Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:20:16 -0400 Pope prays for victims of 'devastating' mudslide in Sierra Leone /faith/item/25901-pope-prays-for-victims-of-devastating-mudslide-in-sierra-leone /faith/item/25901-pope-prays-for-victims-of-devastating-mudslide-in-sierra-leone

Pope Francis offered his condolences and his prayers to the people of Sierra Leone after flooding and a major mudslide Aug. 14 led to the deaths of hundreds of people and displaced thousands.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Vatican Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:15:27 -0400