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Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
LISBON, Portugal — A Catholic Church that has grown weary in countries shaken by the clerical sexual abuse crisis and cultural trends toward secularism must look anew to Jesus to revive their “restless” enthusiasm for sharing the Gospel, Pope Francis said. “Now is the God-given time of grace to sail boldly into the sea of […]
Local
Benedictine Sister Raphael (Cecilia) Baker died July 25 at St. Benedict Monastery in Bristow. Sister Raphael was born Feb. 25, 1934, in Lucinda, Pa., as the fifth of eight children to LeRoy and Mary (Richards) Baker. She attended grade school and one year of high school in Lucinda until she entered St. Joseph Monastery in […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
LISBON, Portugal — Arriving at the edge of the European continent for World Youth Day, Pope Francis urged Portuguese officials to return to their maritime roots by setting sail toward new horizons of hope and helping build a Europe “capable of recovering its youthful heart.” “It is my hope that World Youth Day may be, […]
National
By Peter Pinedo
“If you make something beautiful then the Holy Spirit can do what he needs to do,” Danylo Fedoryka, a Ukrainian-American musician and member of the band Scythian, told CNA. Scythian rocked a completely packed house full of over 2,000 Knights of Columbus and their families Monday night, kicking off the Knights’ 141st Supreme Convention in […]
Global
By Francesca Pollio Fenton
Olivier Giroud, a professional French soccer player and faithful Christian, shared a video message Aug. 1 addressed to 40,000 young French people at World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon, Portugal, during an event called “The Time of the French.” “You 40,000 French people, united by faith in Jesus, how beautiful you are! You who announce the […]
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
If people on the street were asked to name a queen, the most likely person to be mentioned would be Queen Elizabeth, whose one-year anniversary of death is next month. She was a presence, a symbol, a sign of Britain’s history and an emblem of its future. Her function as a head of state and […]
Global
By Anna Kurian
On a small island called Tinos in the Aegean Sea along a remote slope of the Patellas mountain lies a holy site that attracts pilgrims from all over Greece. Our Lady of Vryssi, or “Virgin of the Fountain,” is venerated here. A 14th-century icon is preserved at this shrine, where a number of faithful testify […]
Global
By Peter Pinedo
Besides being the founder of one of the largest religious orders in the world and the author of the “Spiritual Exercises,” St. Ignatius of Loyola is also the patron saint of soldiers. Here’s how this Iberian soldier-turned-priest and missionary was canonized a saint and came to be the protector and patron of soldiers across the […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Highlighting the Mediterranean as the sea that connects nations, cultures and religions across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Pope Francis will travel to Marseille, France, Sept. 22-23 for a meeting of bishops, civic leaders and young people from across the Mediterranean. The pope is also scheduled to meet with French President […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Destroying grain is a “grave offense to God,” Pope Francis said, appealing to authorities in Russia as “my brothers” and urging them to resume cooperating with a United Nations’ initiative to guarantee the safe transport of grain out of Ukraine. “Let us not cease to pray for beleaguered Ukraine, where the war […]
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