Catholic News Service

Vol. 49, No. 40
March 5, 2020

-- Pope Francis urges Mediterranean bishops to be tireless peacemakers who, faced with new forms of populism and notions of racial purity, nationalism and religious extremism, promote the common good, care for migrants and refugees, and defend religious liberty.

-- An "extremism of love" is the only acceptable form of extremism for a Christian, Pope Francis says.

-- Lenten prayer takes many forms, but what really matters in God's eyes "is that it penetrates deep within us and chips away at our hardness of heart," says Pope Francis' Lenten message.

-- L'Arche International reports that founder Jean Vanier used his status to have "manipulative" sexual relations with at least six women.

-- L'Arche International won't have a future "if we are unable to look at our past with clear eyes," its leaders say in a letter to members presenting conclusions of a report on sexual abuse by founder Jean Vanier.

-- In a message to a Spanish lay congress, Pope Francis cautions about the temptations of clericalism, competitiveness and ecclesial careerism.  

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