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By Gina Christian
PHILADELPHIA — A nationwide shortage of baby formula is hitting home at a number of food pantries, including those operated by the Catholic Social Services in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, said administrators. “We are in short supply everywhere, and in some places there is no supply,” said Amy Stoner, director of community-based, housing and homelessness […]
Arts
By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK — The feature film “CODA,” which won three Oscars, just captured another accolade: a Christopher Award from the Christophers, which annually honors the best in uplifting and edifying movies, television programs and books. Also among the winners was “The Waltons: Homecoming,” both a reboot and a prequel to the long-running 1970s family drama. […]
Local
By Ashleigh Kassock
Despite expectant rain clouds overhead, hundreds of homeschooling parents and children flocked to Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville May 13 for a special Mass and reception for homeschool families with Bishop Michael F. Burbidge. Bishop Burbidge was unable to attend the annual event last fall due to a scheduling conflict. Not wanting to miss the […]
Global
By Catholic News Service
HONG KONG — Cardinal Joseph Zen, retired bishop of Hong Kong, reassured Catholics he is fine after being detained and held by national security police for his support of anti-government protesters. “I have spoken with Cardinal Zen,” Hong Kong Bishop Stephen Chow Sau-yan wrote on his Facebook page. “He told me to let his friends […]
National
By Matthew Gambino
PHILADELPHIA — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Edward M. Deliman of Philadelphia, who is 75, the age at which canon law requires bishops to submit their resignation to the pope. The pope named then-Msgr. Deliman, a pastor in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, as an auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese May 31, 2016. An […]
Movies
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK — Calm discourse about the inflammatory issue of legal abortion has long been in short supply. Since the recent leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the tumult and the shouting provoked by the topic have only increased. The equable tone of the documentary “The Matter […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will meet members of Canada’s Indigenous communities in late July, visiting the cities of Edmonton, Quebec and Iqaluit in Nunavut, the country’s most northern region. “Accepting the invitation of the civil and ecclesiastical authorities and the Indigenous communities,” the pope will be in Canada July 24-29, returning to Rome July […]
Columns
By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
Gospel Commentary May 15, Jn 13:31-33, 34-35 This fifth Sunday of Easter, after the accounts of Christ’s comings and goings following his resurrection, the church turns — in what might seem an odd direction — back to the scene of the Last Supper. We may wonder why, after Jesus rises, we find ourselves back on […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — The steady decline of birthrates across Europe and the West are signs of a new form of poverty that deprives humanity of a future, Pope Francis said. Families unable to have children and young people who struggle with having a family due to economic hardship or the allure of “mediocre substitutes” risk […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Countries around the world must get serious about reforming their immigration policies to respect the rights of migrants and refugees and establish orderly procedures for welcoming newcomers, Pope Francis said. “We cannot leave to future generations the burden of responsibility for decisions that need to be made now so that God’s plan […]
