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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — While their life journeys and the stages of their sainthood causes diverged, two men born in Italy are set to be canonized together Oct. 9: Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini and Blessed Artemide Zatti. Blessed Scalabrini founded the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo, commonly known as the Scalabrinian Fathers, and the Missionary Sisters […]
Local
The pastor of a Maryland parish was placed on administrative leave late last month pending an investigation into allegations of “sexual abuse of minors that is reported to have occurred in another diocese decades ago, prior to his ordination to the priesthood,” according to a letter from the Archdiocese of Washington to parishioners of Holy […]
National
By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — Just as people seek wise counsel in legal matters, so too should people prayerfully seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit, whom Jesus called the Counselor, said Bishop John O. Barres of Rockville Centre, New York. He made the remarks in his homily at the 70th annual Red Mass Oct. 2 at the […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — As thousands of people sat in the dark in St. Peter’s Square, they watched fish jump from the facade of the basilica, saw the word “no” form and dissolve three times and heard an actor reciting the part of St. Peter speak about the overwhelming love and mercy of Jesus. They also […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — With “rivers of blood and tears” still flowing in Ukraine and with the increasing threat of the use of nuclear weapons, Pope Francis begged Russian President Vladimir Putin: “Stop this spiral of violence and death.” With the situation being “so serious, devastating and threatening,” the pope did not offer his customary commentary […]
National
By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK — Catholic hospitals and their workers “must not be coerced by the government to violate their consciences” by being forced to perform “gender transition procedures” against their religious beliefs, said two U.S. cardinals writing in America magazine. In a Sept. 26 article in the national weekly Jesuit publication based in New York, Cardinal […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, as Hurricane Ian continues up the East Coast of the United States, further jeopardizing the safety and health of residents in those communities, I ask you to please pray that the Holy Spirit gives those in its path strength and peace in this difficult time. In addition to the tragic […]
National
By Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON — Authorities in Florida continued rescue efforts Sept. 30, and Catholic parishes and dioceses in the U.S. moved rapidly to collect aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Though Ian was downgraded to a tropical storm after wrecking swaths of Florida, it regained strength and regrouped as a hurricane before heading toward South Carolina. […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican synod hall became a stand full of cheering fans, pumping fists, clapping and shouting encouragement as instructed by Tim Shriver, chairman of Special Olympics, who led some 200 people in a group exercise. “Imagine you’re in the stands … and there’s a track behind me with a 100-meter race to […]
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