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Tornado in Okla. A U.S. flag stands May 21 near a destroyed car in the rubble outside the Plaza Towers Elementary school in Moore, Okla., after a massive tornado struck the previous day. The tornado touched down outside Oklahoma City leaving a 20-mile path of death and destruction. (CNS photo/Richard Rowe, Reuters) Read more>> | |
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First Colombian Saint A nun wears a Mexican sombrero as people wait for the start of a canonization Mass led by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 12. The pope canonized the first Colombian saint, as well as a Mexican nun and some 800 Italians martyred by Ottoman Turks in the 15th century. (CNS photo/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters) | |  |
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Pro-life march in Rome U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke marches with pro-life demonstrators during the third annual national March for Life in Rome May 12. (CNS photo/Robert Duncan)
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Selfishness is a downer, proclaiming Christ brings joy, pope says
5/22/2013
Selfishness only brings sadness
and bitterness, while stepping outside of oneself to evangelize is the
ultimate "pick me up" and source of joy, Pope Francis said.
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Tornadoes exact deadly toll; region needs 'a lot of prayers right now'
5/22/2013
Even after the initial death toll
was cut by more than half, the human and material devastation of a
string of tornadoes that buffeted areas of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma
City May 19-20 was incalculable.
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Pope's schedule includes parish visit, Year of Faith liturgies
5/21/2013
Between Pentecost and his trip to Brazil, Pope
Francis will preside over a prayer service with all the bishops of
Italy, visit a Rome parish and celebrate other liturgies -- both those
traditionally part of a pope's schedule and those designed specifically
for the Year of Faith.
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Pope prays for victims of Oklahoma tornado
5/21/2013
As the death toll rose from the massive tornado that
struck near Oklahoma City May 20, Pope Francis offered a special prayer
for the victims during his early morning Mass May 21 and later offered
his condolences through his Twitter account.
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FCC to try rewriting broadcast indecency standards; will it succeed?
5/17/2013
After running afoul of the courts
yet again, the Federal Communications Commission is taking another stab
at rewriting its regulations on indecent content on over-the-air
television and radio.
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