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By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY – Italian authorities arrested six suspects who allegedly received orders from the Islamic State terrorist group to attack the Vatican and the Israeli embassy in Rome. The arrests made in Lombardy and Piedmont April 28 were the result of a joint operation coordinated by the district attorney of Milan and the Italian anti-terrorism […]
Arts
By Zoey Dimauro
As young C.S. Lewis’ mother lay dying, he imagined God as a miracle worker who would cure his mother and then mercifully go away. As a teenager, Lewis decided God didn’t exist altogether. “At 14, I ceased to be a Christian. At 14, one barely notices,” says Lewis in the new play “C.S. Lewis Onstage: […]
Movies
By Catholic News Service
Hollow mind-swap yarn in which the memory of a CIA agent (Ryan Reynolds) who was killed while delivering ransom money is transferred into the brain of a sociopathic murderer (Kevin Costner). As presented in Douglas Cook and David Weisberg’s script, the general idea appears to be that if a smart guy’s reasoning processes and store […]
National
By Chaz Muth
WASHINGTON – Before Connor Bergeron of St. Joseph Church in Herndon left to serve as a lay missionary in Bolivia, he wasn’t sure how the experience would impact his life, other than soaking in the excitement and intrigue of living abroad. After graduating from college, Bergeron was looking for an experience that would help him […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis named Archbishop Juan Garcia Rodriguez, who has worked quietly to help rebuild the Cuban church, physically and spiritually, to be the new archbishop of Havana. He succeeds 79-year-old Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino of Havana, whose retirement was accepted by the pope the same day. The Vatican made the announcements April […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
It is 6:45 in the morning at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. Beneath the 60-foot high vaulted ceiling in St. Turibius Chapel more than 200 men gather for morning prayer and Mass. Regardless of what time their first class might start, all seminarians are obligated to start their day this way. It is […]
Local
By Zoey Dimauro
The library in the Catholic Campus Ministry of George Mason University in Fairfax is a place where students can check out books on theology, gather for meetings or simply spend time with one another. Recently, the Catholic community named the library in honor of its shepherd of 17 years, Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde. “The […]
Local
By Katie Scott
Scripture does not mince words: Christians are called to help the poor. But what should that help look like? “Poverty, Inc.,” a documentary garnering more than 40 film festival awards and recently released on Amazon.com, examines the impact of the widely accepted international poverty-fighting model, depicting a multibillion-dollar “poverty industry” and arguing that in many […]
National
By For The Catholic Herald
Richard Doerflinger will retire as associate director of the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities April 29 after 36 years of service to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Greg Schleppenbach, executive director of the Nebraska Catholic Conference, has been hired as new associate director of Pro-Life Activities. Schleppenbach comes to the USCCB after more than 25 […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
Richard Doerflinger will retire as associate director of the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities April 29 after 36 years of service to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Greg Schleppenbach, executive director of the Nebraska Catholic Conference, has been hired as new associate director of Pro-Life Activities. Schleppenbach comes to the USCCB after more than 25 […]
