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By Katie Peterson
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — “She’s like my little sister,” Renee Hopper said of Judy, a Goldador dog, as they sat in the lobby of Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro. It’s there where Judy, along with her handler Tammy Algood, came to visit Hopper last September while being treated for a blood clot after suffering […]
Arts
Movies
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON — Catholic actor Mark Wahlberg, who plays the title role in the upcoming movie “Father Stu,” said the real-life Montana priest is “having me continuing to carry on his message.” “Father Stu,” in theaters April 13, tells the story of Father Stuart Long, a priest who had been ordained for only four years before […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — U.S. President Joe Biden minced no words calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “butcher” who should no longer be in power. No matter how much one reporter pressed Pope Francis on the plane to Rome from Malta, asking, “What would be your message to Putin?” “What would you say to him?” the […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Smaller countries like Malta are called to set an example of true freedom in a world that can seem overwhelmed by powerful nations that seek to extend their own economic, military or ideological interests, Pope Francis said. Reflecting on his recent visit to the Mediterranean archipelago during his weekly general audience April […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis once again pleaded for an end to the bloodshed and violence in Ukraine after images of innocent civilians apparently executed in Bucha sparked outrage and horror around the world. “The recent news of the war in Ukraine, instead of bringing relief and hope, attest to new atrocities, such as the […]
Global
By Judith Sudilovsky
JERUSALEM — With pandemic restrictions almost fully lifted, churches and shopkeepers alike are hopeful that the streets of Jerusalem will fill up once again as Easter, Passover and Ramadan converge. Joseph Hazboun, regional director of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association-Pontifical Mission in Jerusalem, noted that the pandemic has left its mark not only on […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican published Pope Francis’ calendar for Holy Week and Easter, which includes the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum for the first time in two years. The annual commemoration of Christ’s passion at the Colosseum was canceled in 2020 due to restrictions on outdoor gatherings to prevent the spread of […]
Books
Local
By Leslie Miller
Christine Haapala loves the rosary — and also recognizes that it can be easily misunderstood. “It’s more than just a mantra of Hail Marys over and over again,” counted out on rosary beads. “The piece that’s important is the meditation piece,” said Haapala, referring to the mental reflection that goes along with the rosary’s vocal […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
CATONSVILLE, Md. — Mother Mary Lange, who founded the first Black Catholic school in the United States and the first religious order for women of color, is an example of courageous resilience the church needs, say members of her order, the Oblate Sisters of Providence. “We really need this woman in our lives right at […]
