By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Making churches accessible and services understandable is important, but having wheelchair ramps and sign-language interpreters is not enough for a parish to call itself “inclusive,” Pope Francis said. The church also must meet people’s needs for “belonging, relating to others and cultivating their spiritual lives […]
Archives for December 2022
Pope says Mary joins migrants travelling north
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — During this “bitter time” of war, hunger, injustice and poverty, Our Lady of Guadalupe invites everyone to open their lives to her son, Jesus, and to learn to love others like he does, Pope Francis said. “The Lord, through the Virgin Mother, continues to give […]
USPS ‘Virgin and Child’ stamp features one of the world’s most revered images
By Catholic News Service BOSTON — Every two years the U.S. Postal Service issues a traditional first-class Christmas stamp showing Mary and Jesus, and this year’s stamp features an oil-on-panel painting from the first half of the 16th century titled “Virgin and Child.” Attributed to a Florentine artist known since the late 1960s as the […]
‘Why The Nativity?’ is serviceable addition to stock of Christmas films
By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — If you get the impression that the film “Why the Nativity?” is ubiquitous this holiday season, that’s no accident. Instead, it’s the conscious intent of the folks at Turning Point Productions, creators of this retelling of the New Testament’s infancy narratives. The dramatization — based on a […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: A savior is born for us
CHRISTMAS Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18 The liturgy includes several Masses for Christmas. These readings are those assigned for Mass during the day. The third section of Isaiah supplies the first lesson. To understand the reading, it helps to be aware of the historical context surrounding the composition of this part of Isaiah. God’s […]
CNS’ ‘staying power’ credited to quality coverage of church
By Julie Asher Catholic News Service A hundred years ago the U.S. Catholic bishops were insightful enough to realize there was a role for a news service to provide accurate information about the church, said Thomas Lorsung, retired director and editor-in-chief of Catholic News Service. “And they were smart enough to see this should be […]
Nativities open house
Bishop Larry Silva invites all to an open house to view his 200-plus nativity sets, collected over more than 40 years and from all around the world, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2-5 p.m., in the library of St. Stephen Diocesan Center, 6301 Pali Highway, Kaneohe, HI 96744. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome! Back […]
Bishop Larry Silva: We can easily be skeptics
WITNESS TO JESUS | THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT This is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Silva on Dec. 11, the Third Sunday of Advent, at St. Damien of Molokai Parish, Kaunakakai, with the installation of its pastor. Another bishop recently related a conversation he had with a young man. The […]
Hackers planted false files implicating Indian Jesuit who died in prison
By Catholic News Service NEW DELHI — Catholic activists and priests want the Indian government to “take full responsibility” for the custodial death of Jesuit Father Stan Swamy after findings by U.S.-based digital forensic experts that false evidence was planted on the priest’s computer. In a recent report, Arsenal Consulting, a Massachusetts-based digital forensics firm, […]
OBITUARY: Michael Chu was a longtime Catholic school teacher, administrator
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Retired Catholic school educator Michael “Mike” Chu, 77, was a longtime youth basketball referee and president of a community basketball league. He was also a former Marianist brother. Chu died Nov. 6 after a stabbing attack while on duty as a security guard at Windward City Shopping Center. The […]
