During his one-day visit to Sarajevo Pope Francis highlighted the positive developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina since the end of the war and encouraged them in ldquo the good process of reconciliation rdquo that is under way and on ldquo the journey of peaceful coexistence between the different po

'Peace must be made. The one who only talks of peace but does not make peace contradicts himself.'

Sixty-five thousand people applauded vigorously and with passion in Sarajevo rsquo s Kosevo Stadium when Pope Francis in his homily declared ldquo War never again rdquo nbsp nbsp It was the most powerfully emotional moment during the mass celebrated in the stadium by Papa Franjo ndash as the

Criminal charges were filed today against the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis stemming from its handling of a troubled priest who was eventually convicted of child abuse in 2013 and defrocked in March Ramsey County prosecutors charged the archdiocese as a corporation with six gross misdeme

Pope Francis arrives in Sarajevo on Saturday morning June 6 as ldquo a messenger of peace rdquo In a video-message on the eve of his 11-hour visit he extended greetings to ldquo all rdquo the inhabitants of the city and of Bosnia-Herzegovina and said he is coming ldquo to confirm the faith o

This week in the print magazine Jim McDermott S J writes about the unique character of quot The Church in the West quot nbsp As part of that project he had the opportunity to interview a number of bishops about their experiences in their own dioceses and within the US Catholic Conference of Bi