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By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
The universal church always has recognized that the almighty triune God — the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit — is merciful. Our risen Lord Jesus Christ, during the 1930s, shared with Sister Maria Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament Kowalska (1905-38), a Polish nun, his message of merciful love. St. Faustina’s work, “Diary: Divine […]
Global
By Dennis Sadowski
In the world of Catholic prayer apps, it seems like there is just about something for everyone. From prayer to Scripture study to the rosary to inspiration and connecting with God, dozens of apps exist and more are likely on the way. Most of the apps are available for use in Apple and Android formats, […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — People following the Stations of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum this year will find along the Via Dolorosa a message of hope, including with a Russian and Ukrainian family both carrying a cross together at the nighttime ceremony. “It is not a Way of the Cross that lists all the difficulties in […]
National
By Julie Asher
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Catholic Church’s three-year eucharistic revival about to get underway “is not a program but a movement” that is an invitation to the faithful from God to go on mission and be compelling witnesses of our faith, said Tim Glemkowski, the newly named executive director of the National Eucharistic Congress. “We the […]
Local
By Ashleigh Kassock
This year’s Mass Under the Lights event, usually held at an outdoor athletic field at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, was celebrated inside due to inclement weather.
Movies
By Catholic News Service
Jared Leto stars in this drab Marvel Comics-based adventure, directed by Daniel Espinosa. He plays the gifted physician of the title, Morbius, who, in attempting to cure the blood disease from which he has suffered since childhood, partially succeeds but with the rather alarming side effect that he frequently transforms into a rampaging vampire. His […]
National
By Catholic News Service
CARY, N.C. — Father John Catoir, president and founder of St. Jude Media Ministry and a former director of The Christophers, died April 7 in Cary. He was 90. A retired priest of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J., he had resided in North Carolina for the last several years. No cause of death was given […]
Global
By Catholic News Service
MANDALAY, Myanmar — Nearly 100 soldiers stormed the Sacred Heart Cathedral compound in Mandalay and forcibly entered the cathedral, archbishop’s house, parish priest’s residence and clergy center April 8. Archbishop Marco Tin Win, some priests and staff were present during the raid but all were safe and none were detained, church sources told ucanews.com. Soldiers […]
National
By Mark Zimmermann
Calling it “a sad day for women’s health and safety in Maryland,” the Maryland Catholic Conference strongly criticized the state’s General Assembly for overriding Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill that will now become law and greatly expand abortion access in the state. April 9, Maryland’s House of Delegates and Senate overrode Hogan’s veto […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Joe Donnelly, officially began his duties April 11, presenting his letters of credential to Pope Francis. Donnelly, 66, is a former member of the House of Representatives and the Senate. U.S. President Joe Biden nominated him to the Vatican post in October, and the […]
