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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Hispanic ministry leaders from across the nation will gather for Raíces y Alas 2022, the Sixth National Leadership Congress on Hispanic Ministry, April 26-30 in Arlington. The meeting’s theme in English is “Roots and Wings 2022, Prophetic Voices: Being Bridges to a New Era.” It is hosted by the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry, […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Artémides Zatti, a Salesian brother who was a pharmacist in Argentina and known for his care for the sick; the miracle clears the way for his canonization. During a meeting April 9 with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Congregation for […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Jesus obeyed the most challenging of commandments: to love one’s enemies; and he invites humanity to do the same by breaking a vicious cycle of evil, sorrow and hatred with love and forgiveness, Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday. “As disciples of Jesus, do we follow the master, or do we follow […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
Massgoers on Palm Sunday wave green palm fronds in the air, imitating the people who greeted Christ 2,000 years ago as he rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. But later in the Mass, those same people shout, “Crucify him!” as they participate in the retelling of Christ’s crucifixion. The Palm Sunday liturgy is filled with […]
National
By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK — Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi, Italy, presented New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan with a first-class relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis for the U.S. Catholic Church’s three-year National Eucharistic Revival that begins June 19, the feast of Corpus Christi, and culminates with the National Eucharistic Congress in 2024. Cardinal Dolan received the […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said it appeared Ukraine could keep Pope Francis safe if he made a wartime trip to Kyiv, but the pope’s safety was not the Vatican’s only concern. During his trip to Malta April 2-3, Pope Francis had told reporters that a proposal for him […]
Global
By Peter Finney Jr.
NEW ORLEANS — The attack in which Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson, 83, was abducted from her convent in Yalgo, Burkina Faso, the morning of April 5 was conducted by at least 10 armed men, the Marianites of Holy Cross said in an electronic newsletter. The congregation said Sister Tennyson, the former international congregational leader for […]
National
By Debbie Musser
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul will host and make available on livestream a musical meditation on Stations of the Cross, “Le Chemin de la Croix,” April 8 at 7 p.m. (CDT). The meditation, sponsored by the Cathedral Heritage Foundation, combines 14 poetic readings with powerful organ music featuring […]
Schools
By Claire Chapman
Students, teachers, administrators and parents came together at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington the evening of April 6 to offer prayers for peace in Ukraine, an initiative that underlined the strength and unifying power of prayer, said those who attended. Several weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, the second-largest country in Europe, millions of Ukrainians […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
A recent conversation with a friend online has me pondering perception and how each of us brings a unique paradigm to our encounters with one another. A couple of weeks ago, she remarked that Wordle was no longer fun since it had been bought by The New York Times. For the uninitiated on the latest […]
