Catholic News Service NEW ORLEANS — Inside the parish hall of St. Gabriel the Archangel Church in New Orleans, the personal stories flowed as freely as the tears. One by one, descendants of the 272 enslaved men, women and children sold as a group in 1838 to a Louisiana plantation by the Jesuits who ran […]
Pope prints Nagasaki postcard illustrating the horrors of war
VATICAN CITY — As 2017 was drawing to a close, the horrors of war and people’s yearnings for peace were on Pope Francis’ mind and in his prayers. In an unusual move late Dec. 30, the pope had the Vatican press office and Vatican media distribute a copy of a famous photograph from the aftermath […]
On the Zambian streets, the kids know her as Mama
By Dave Hrbacek Catholic News Service MAPLE LAKE, Minn. — Carol McBrady has no biological children. Yet on the streets of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, she is known as Mama Carol. It started 16 years ago when she was invited to visit Africa to help care for children with AIDS. She was supposed to […]
Paul VI could be canonized in 2018, newspaper reports
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Blessed Paul VI could be declared a saint in 2018, perhaps during the Synod of Bishops, an institution he re-established after the Second Vatican Council, according to the newspaper of his home diocese. La Voce del Popolo, the newspaper of the Diocese of Brescia, Italy, reported […]
God created male, female identities with inherent beauty, dignity, say faith leaders
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In an open letter Dec. 15, a group of 20 Catholic bishops and other religious leaders described as “deeply troubling” the movement today “to enforce the false idea — that a man can be or become a woman or vice versa.” “We acknowledge and affirm that all human […]
At least 23 church workers killed in 2017, Vatican says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The majority of Catholic Church workers violently killed in 2017 were victims of attempted robberies, the Vatican’s Fides agency said, with Nigeria and Mexico topping the list countries where the most brutal murders were carried out. The agency said 23 people working for the church worldwide […]
After 57 years, justice arrives in Texas town
By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In early December, the community in McAllen, Texas, felt the reopening of an almost 60-year-old wound that never healed and one that involved the local Catholic community, prompting a written response from the local bishop on Dec. 20 expressing “sorrow.” After listening to evidence, a Texas […]
Gregorian chant offers elevated liturgy tied to early church
By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When Erin Bullock steps in front of the altar at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, she is there to sing parts of the liturgy and to guide members of the congregation through song. Her role as cantor at the church is as visible […]
Pope turns 81 with singing kids and 13-foot pizza
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Celebrating his 81st birthday, Pope Francis blew out the candles on a 13-foot long pizza after being serenaded with song and dance by children and employees from a Vatican pediatric clinic. A group of children receiving assistance from the Vatican’s St. Martha Dispensary, a maternal […]
Vatican releases new instructions on authenticating, protecting relics
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Only relics that have been certified as authentic can be exposed for veneration by the faithful, said a new Vatican instruction. Published Dec. 16 in Italian by the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, the instruction clarifies and details the canonical procedures to be followed by local bishops […]
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