Read more about the article Open letter: Papal document on ecology hits screens to increase action
People pose for a photo at the premier of the "The Letter: A Message For Our Earth," a film on Pope Francis' encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Oct. 4, 2022. Pictured from left are the film's writer and director, Nicolas Brown; U.S. coral reef scientist Greg Asner; Arouna Kandé, a climate refugee from Senegal; Ridhima Pandey, a 13-year-old climate activist from India; U.S. coral reef scientist Robin Martin; Chief Cacique Odair "Dadá" Borari from the Amazon rainforest in Brazil; and Lorna Gold, president of the board of the Laudato Si' Movement. (CNS photo/Laudato Si' Movement)

Open letter: Papal document on ecology hits screens to increase action

‘Just act now guys, please!’

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Read more about the article Parish, Catholic Charities supply water, food to Florida migrants after Ian
Volunteers and members of the local community distribute food at Jesús Obrero ( Jesus the Worker) in Fort Myers, Fla., Parish Oct. 4, 2022, amid the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. (CNS photo/Tom Tracy)

Parish, Catholic Charities supply water, food to Florida migrants after Ian

‘Right now they are in crisis and need so much help’

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Read more about the article Healing by helping: Welcoming refugees builds community, speakers say
Mohtas Anwar Modier, a Sudanese refugee who received a visa to study in Italy, speaks at a conference on immigration in Rome Sept. 27, 2022. Government representatives and leaders of Catholic immigration efforts attended the conference sponsored, by the International Catholic Migration Commission and the Canadian Embassy to the Holy See. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Healing by helping: Welcoming refugees builds community, speakers say

'Be bold. Be big. Be ambitious'

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Read more about the article Cardinal Parolin calls Putin’s nuclear threat ‘repugnant’
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City Sept. 24, 2022. (CNS photo/Eduardo Munoz, Reuters)

Cardinal Parolin calls Putin’s nuclear threat ‘repugnant’

‘Nuclear weapons are a costly and dangerous liability’

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Read more about the article Invasion of Ukraine was barbaric, but war is complicated, pope tells Jesuits
Pope Francis holds a Ukrainian flag as he greets the crowd before Mass in St. Peter's Square during the World Meeting of Families at the Vatican in this June 25, 2022, file photo. Meeting Jesuits in Kazakhstan in early September, the pope said too many people have taken a simplistic view of Russia's war on Ukraine. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Invasion of Ukraine was barbaric, but war is complicated, pope tells Jesuits

‘This is a world war’

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Read more about the article Deacon: Amid Puerto Rico’s long road to recovery, its people are resilient
A priest talks to a visitor June 15, 2022, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, during an immersion trip organized by Catholic Extension for people from various U.S. dioceses. (CNS photo/Juan Guajardo, Catholic Extension via Jersey Catholic)

Deacon: Amid Puerto Rico’s long road to recovery, its people are resilient

‘The faithful keep coming back to Mass under the tarp, waiting for their church to be rebuilt'

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Read more about the article Jesus, present in the Eucharist, inspires compassion, sharing, pope says
Pope Francis speaks as he celebrates the closing Mass of Italy's National Eucharistic Congress at the municipal stadium in Matera, Italy, Sept. 25, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Jesus, present in the Eucharist, inspires compassion, sharing, pope says

‘If we worship ourselves, we die, asphyxiated inside our tiny ego’

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