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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, 84, has chosen a specialist in internal medicine and gerontology to be his new personal physician, the Vatican said.
New books by Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of over 1 billion Catholics and a worldwide leader, provide guidance and encouragement for readers.
CHICAGO — Catholic Extension has joined the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations to engage youth around the globe in raising awareness of religious freedom and cultivating interreligious respect through a campaign called #forSafeWorship.
INDIANAPOLIS — On the day his dream came true, Desmond Bane stood in front of the modest home where he grew up, wanting to pay tribute to all the people who supported him along the way.
APPLETON, Wis. — Raised in a family where faith is important, Haley Bridges has always followed the Golden Rule.
WASHINGTON — When health care chaplains talk about the need for self-care, they really mean it, especially after this past year.
The Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington hosted its first Mobile Market Feb. 25 in conjunction with the Capital Area Food Bank to serve those dealing with food insecurity. This drive-thru food distribution provided nonperishables as well as fresh produce including fruits and vegetables.
I started baking recently and it has been a total disaster and I’m OK with that. I was inspired to try my hand at baking by several friends who encouraged me with pictures of delicious sourdough bread you could practically hear crackling and crunching through the image. I thought, “It’s bread; this is beginner stuff.” Incorrect.
Growing up as an altar boy, and spending the last five years as a seminarian, it has become so natural and normal for me to put on a cassock and surplice when serving Mass. Yet I recently found myself doing something that felt a bit uncomfortable and abnormal; I put on an alb and a dalmatic, the vestments of a deacon, for the first time. This surreal and almost supernatural moment struck me with some force because, God willing, I will be ordained a deacon in just over six weeks. The occasion for this moment was assisting at a “practice Mass” for a friend who will soon be ordained a priest. I felt as though I might have been dreaming, but it really was happening.
Every February, we celebrate Catholic Press Month as designated by the Catholic Media Association, which just changed its name from Catholic Press Association.
