Archbishop Juan Jose Omella of Barcelona, Spain, pictured in a 2016 photo, is one of five new cardinals Pope Francis will create at a June 28 consistory. (CNS photo/Marta Perez, EPA)

Appointment not about career, but service, cardinal-designate from Spain says

by Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service May 25, 2017

Although past archbishops from Barcelona have been named cardinals, Archbishop Omella said he was still surprised by the announcement.

A mother feeds her child as she waits outside of a SAMAN nutrition clinic in Caracas, Venezuela. (CNS photo/Cody Weddle, GSR)

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Malnutrition in Venezuela is now a crisis

by Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service May 19, 2017

With soaring food prices and a free-falling economy, child malnutrition in Venezuela has crossed the threshold of a humanitarian crisis.

An indigenous member of the Desano ethnic group handles a camera during a meeting in Mitu, Colombia, on Aug. 19, 2016. (CNS photo/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda, EPA)

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Pope Francis wants synod dedicated to people in Amazon, archbishop says

by Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service May 16, 2017

Pope Francis is considering dedicating a meeting of the Synod of Bishops to the concerns of the indigenous people of the Amazon region.

Pope Francis leads his general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 10 at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters)

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Pope Francis: The death penalty is a “mortal sin” and “inadmissible”

by Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service May 11, 2017

Faith is a journey guided by the Holy Spirit, who helps the church grow in understanding the sinful nature of once-accepted practices like slavery and the death penalty, Pope Francis said.

A scientist places liquid in a petri dish at the John Paul II Medical Research Institute in Iowa City, Iowa, in this undated photo. (CNS photo/courtesy John Paul II Medical Research Institute)

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Science and religion aren’t in conflict, they’re meeting at the Vatican

by Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service May 8, 2017

“We should not be afraid. Fear is not from God. Rather, we should go in search of this truth,” Dr. Alfio Bonanno said.

A demonstrator carries VenezuelaÕs flag in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 26. (CNS photo/Miguel Gutierrez, EPA)

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Pope Francis calls for end of violence in Venezuela after deadly protests

by Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service May 1, 2017

The country has descended into chaos after years of food shortages and economic turmoil under embattled President Nicolas Maduro’s government

Portuguese shepherd children Lucia dos Santos, center, and her cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, are seen in a file photo taken around the time of the 1917 apparitions of Mary at Fatima. (CNS photo/EPA)

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Pope Francis to canonize Fatima seers May 13; October date for other saints

by Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service April 20, 2017

Pope Francis will declare the sainthood of Blessed Jacinta Marto and Blessed Francisco Marto, two of the shepherd children who saw Mary in Fatima, Portugal, during his visit to the site of the apparitions May 13.