Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Zechariah 9:9-10; Romans 8:9, 11-13; Matthew 11:25-30 This weekend, the first biblical reading is from the Book of Zechariah. Zechariah was of the priestly caste and was born in Babylon. His birth occurred during the time when many Jews were in forced exile in the Babylonian capital, and he went […]
Laura Kelly Fanucci: Love brings pain, hope
Faith at Home “Making the decision to have a child — it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” Over the years I’ve heard so many parents share this quote from Elizabeth Stone, because it speaks to the (literal) heart of raising a child: a […]
Pope approves new statutes for child protection panel
By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Pope Leo XIV approved new statutes for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors that seek to balance its integration with the Roman Curia while preserving its independence. The updated statutes, which were published by the Vatican June 13, detail the commission’s role within the Dicastery for the […]
First U.S. saint is honored in her Italian hometown
By Courtney Mares OSV News PAVIA, Italy — Pope Leo XIV venerated a relic of the heart of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen ever canonized a saint, during a visit June 20 to her hometown in northern Italy, saying that her missionary devotion to migrants speaks directly to the challenges of today’s […]
Pope celebrates writers, highlights importance of books
By Courtney Mares OSV News VATICAN CITY — Pulitzer Prize winners, a Nobel laureate, celebrated novelists and authors from nearly a dozen countries met at the Vatican June 24 for an audience with Pope Leo XIV, who reflected on the importance of books to reveal who we are and “our inner dialogue with God.” “Writing, […]
Georgetown panel examines United States’ fraught racial history
By Mark Zimmermann Catholic Standard / OSV News WASHINGTON — Juneteenth and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence provided the context for a June 15 online discussion on the importance of acknowledging the nation’s racial history honestly so the work of justice and equality can continue. “We actually have to have the courage […]
A joyful beginning for the Knights of Peter Claver’s Junior Court
By Maila Rondero Kaneaiakala, Vice Grand Lady of Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary Court 419 Special to the Herald Filled with joy and the promise of tomorrow, Hawaii’s newest Junior Knights and Junior Daughters of the Knights of Peter Claver took their first steps into a lifelong journey of Catholic leadership, service and devotion […]
A lifetime of service and gratitude
As he nears retirement, Msgr. Terrence ‘Terry’ Watanabe reflects on his ministry and looks toward the future By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald If the Diocese of Honolulu had a yearbook, the priest named “Best at Hospitality” would be Msgr. Terrence “Terry” Watanabe. Even as he prepares to retire at the end of this month, […]
Migration tops pontiff’s agenda in Canary Islands
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service ARGUINEGUIN, Spain — Standing at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, where thousands of migrants arrive each year after dangerous journeys from Africa, Pope Leo XIV recalled the biblical sea monsters Leviathan and Rahab. Yet the greatest threats lurking in these waters, he said, are not creatures of Scripture. […]
Iconic basilica’s newest tower receives blessing
By Courtney Mares OSV News BARCELONA, Spain — Pope Leo XIV blessed the newly completed Tower of Jesus Christ at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica June 10, inaugurating the crowning spire that makes the iconic church the tallest Catholic church the world and urging people to lift their gaze to Christ “who alone reveals to us […]
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