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Pope Francis arrives at Panama City's Rommel Fernandez Stadium Jan. 27, 2019, to thank World Youth Day volunteers for their service in making the event a reality. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

As World Youth Day closes, pope prompts volunteers to keep serving

Rhina Guidos
January 28, 2019
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Just before leaving the physical and human warmth of Panama Jan. 27, Pope Francis stopped to thank the thousands of official volunteers, young and old, gathered at the capital city’s Rommel Fernandez Stadium to tell them that they had just participated in an event similar to one that took place early in Christianity.  

Archbishop William E. Lori leads Stations of the Cross in the crypt church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Jan. 26. The event was part of the Panama in the Capital event, a stateside celebration at The Catholic University of America coinciding with World Youth Day in Panama City. (CS photo/Mihoko Owada)

Archbishop Lori leads Stations of the Cross during ‘Panama in the Capital’ event

Norma Montenegro Flynn
January 28, 2019
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As World Youth Day 2019 came to a close in Panama, about 1,400 young adults representing about 20 dioceses throughout the United States gathered Jan. 26 at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., to join in the joy, prayer and fellowship of the global event.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time; Our Lady of Grace

Archbishop William E. Lori
January 27, 2019
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Believe it or not, dear friends, you and I are also called to be “a walking sermon”. Or, as the Second Vatican Council put it, we are to be “traveling messengers of Christ.” Now, the Council’s words, “travelling messengers of Christ”, were not directed only to members of the clergy, or to our heroic missionaries in far-flung lands, but rather to you, as members of the laity, as baptized members of the Body of Christ.

Pope Francis has lunch with a group of World Youth Day pilgrims at the San Jose seminary in Panama City Jan. 26, 2019. At right is Archbishop Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta of Panama. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

At lunch in Panama, U.S. pilgrim questions pope on abuse crisis

Junno Arocho Esteves
January 26, 2019
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While sharing a private lunch with pilgrims from around the world, Pope Francis expressed his solidarity with victims of sexual abuse by members of the clergy and emphasized the need for unity and prayer, a U.S. pilgrim said.

Pope Francis delivers the homily during Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria la Antigua during World Youth Day in Panama City Jan. 26, 2019. (CNS photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters)

Hope wanes in church wounded by sin, pope tells Panama clergy, laity

Junno Arocho Esteves
January 26, 2019
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A church wounded by sin can paralyze, confuse and tire the hearts of Catholic clergy and laypeople, causing them to doubt their mission in the modern world, Pope Francis said.

Murals by Luigi Gregori that adorn the ceremonial entrance to the University of Notre Dame's main building, depicting the life and exploration of Christopher Columbus, are seen Oct. 10, 2015, on the campus in Indiana. Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, president of the university, has determined the historic murals depicting Columbus' arrival in the New World will be covered, saying he feels today those images marginalize certain groups. (CNS photo/Matt Cashore, courtesy University of Notre Dame)

Notre Dame to cover historic Columbus murals; images seen as ‘demeaning’

Catholic News Service
January 25, 2019
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The president of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend announced that in consultation with other school officials, he has decided to cover 19th-century murals in a prominent campus building that depict the life and exploration of Christopher Columbus.

Pope Francis hears confession during a penitential liturgy with juvenile detainees in Las Garzas de Pacora Juvenile Detention Center in Pacora, Panama, Jan. 25, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Jesus’ love does not use labels, pope tells young detainees in Panama

Junno Arocho Esteves
January 25, 2019
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Just like the Pharisees, many today shun Jesus’ merciful love toward sinners and prefer to use labels that stigmatize a person’s past, present and future, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis watches as young people carry the World Youth Day cross and icon during a welcoming ceremony and gathering with young people in Santa Maria la Antigua Field in Panama City Jan. 24, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Keep God’s love alive, pope tells young people at World Youth Day

Junno Arocho Esteves
January 25, 2019
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Young men and women in the church can bring the joy of the Gospel to the world by showing that God’s love extends to all people and excludes no one, Pope Francis said.

Jesuit Father Thomas Gaunt, executive director of the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, is pictured in a July 2, 2017, photo. CARA released a report Jan. 22, 2019, on its findings from a survey of U.S. Catholic bishops and diocesan diaconal directors regarding the sacramental ordination of women as deacons, especially in light of a papal commission tasked with studying the issue. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Survey assesses views of bishops, diaconate directors on women deacons

Mark Pattison
January 24, 2019
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Should the Vatican permit the ordination of women as deacons — a topic that has been studied by a papal commission — a majority of U.S. bishops surveyed said they would expect the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to pave the way to implement it.

Principal Ken Pipkin kept his promise to don a turkey costume after students at St. Joseph School in Fullerton, including, from left, Emily Smith, Jirsa Kendzierski and Brendan Brooks, met his canned good challenge, part of a drive that aided the food pantry at St. Clement Mary Hofbauer in Rosedale. (Courtesy St. Joseph, Fullerton)

Northeast Baltimore schools collaborate in service   

Catholic Review Staff
January 24, 2019
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Five schools in Northeast Baltimore collaborated to collect canned goods for local food pantries, allowing the students a fun way to compete and serve others at the same time. In the 2018-19 competition, more than 10,000 cans were collected.

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