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By Joe Bukuras
When Joe DiTomasso, 76, and Kevin Hyde, 65, boarded their 30-foot sailboat in Cape May, N.J., and headed for the Florida Keys, the two friends were looking forward to an adventure. As things would turn out, what began as a joyful sailing trip begun on Thanksgiving weekend unexpectedly became a living nightmare. Suddenly the sky […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has appointed two Washington archdiocesan priests, Msgr. Juan R. Esposito-Garcia and Father Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, as auxiliary bishops of their archdiocese. Bishop-designate Esposito-Garcia, who turns 49 Jan. 10, is currently serving as an official in the Dicastery for Bishops at the Vatican. Bishop-designate Menjivar-Ayala, 52, is currently pastor of St. Mary Church […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said he wrote a resignation letter in 2013, his first year in office, to be used in case he became physically or mentally impaired and unable to fulfill the duties of the papacy. In an interview published Dec. 18, the day after his 86th birthday, Pope Francis said that during […]
Global
By Kurt Jensen
WASHINGTON — The intended audience of a Dec. 15 hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on Nicaragua’s repression of religious freedom was not the White House, State Department or Congress. Rather, it was a direct appeal to Pope Francis and the Vatican. The pope and Holy See “have not been more vocal,” said […]
Books
National
By Danielle Bean
EMMITSBURG, Md. — When Nicole Swannack signed up for an online book club with the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton last spring, she thought she might learn more about her faith and the life of America’s first native-born saint and maybe make a new friend. She didn’t anticipate that the experience would inspire […]
Global
By Dale Gavlak
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan began Christmas celebrations by unveiling a project that could attract 1 million pilgrims annually to the officially recognized site of Jesus’ baptism on the east bank of the Jordan River. An area adjacent to Bethany Beyond the Jordan, as mentioned in the New Testament, will be developed to allow Christian pilgrims […]
Global
By Joe Bukuras
After a five-day journey meeting with church hierarchy and government officials in Poland and Ukraine, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly of the Knights of Columbus is convinced that American Catholics must continue to stand in solidarity with the suffering Ukrainian people this winter. “Things are more difficult now in Ukraine than they were nine months ago,” […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The only way “to protect the dignity and human rights of all, to promote justice, reconciliation and dialogue for the sake of enduring peace and to care for our common home” is to strengthen diplomacy and collaboration among nations, Pope Francis said. Welcoming new ambassadors to the Vatican from Belize, Bahamas, Thailand, […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Young women who want to learn about women’s religious orders in the Arlington diocese can visit a different community every month through a new program called Sundays with the Sisters: Rejoice! Tour 2023, offered by the diocesan vocations office. The program is offered in conjunction with the second year of preparation for the Diocesan Golden […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The interconnected “moral, social, political and economic crises” facing the world cannot be solved if individuals and nations continue to focus only on their own, immediate interests, Pope Francis said in his message for World Peace Day 2023. “The time has come for all of us to endeavor to heal our society […]
