AMID THE FRAY One of my favorite criticisms of the church is that it is fixated on sex. “Why is the church so obsessed with what I do in the bedroom,” I will be asked with great seriousness. I find the observation hilarious because I watch TV, read books and go to the movies. And […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: A Christian response to the Islamic State?
QUESTION CORNER Q: How does a Christian react to a terrorist group like the Islamic State group (IS)? Praying for their salvation is important, but it may not be sufficient. Negotiating with them seems impossible, since IS is evidently determined to kill anyone who opposes their ideology. (We have seen this done by beheadings, bombings […]
Pope leads prayers for victims of trafficking
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Human trafficking is “brutal, savage and criminal,” Pope Francis said, but often it seems like people see it as a sad, but normal fact of life. “I want to call everyone to make a commitment to seeing that this perverse plague, a modern form of slavery, […]
Notre Dame’s Parseghian a supporter of the faith
By Matthew Davis Catholic News Service PAUL, Minn. — Though not a Catholic himself, legendary University of Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian had a notable respect for the school’s Catholic faith as well as the Fighting Irish’s gridiron tradition. “There was always an underlying spirituality to whatever happened at Notre Dame,” Parseghian told the […]
Quebec bishop gets Vatican OK for nun to officiate at wedding
By Deborah Gyapong Catholic News Service OTTAWA, Ontario — When no priests were available, the bishop of the Quebec Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda sought and received Vatican permission for a local nun to officiate at a recent wedding. While the story has been portrayed around the world as a sign that Pope Francis is changing the […]
Maryknoll priest honored for ministry in N. Korea
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Maryknoll Father Gerard Hammond has been named the winner of the Gaudium et Spes Award from the Knights of Columbus for the 84-year-old priest’s missionary work with tuberculosis patients in North Korea. Father Hammond said he has gone to North Korea more than 50 times since […]
Bishop transformed by priest’s martyrdom
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The martyrdom of a French priest killed a year ago while celebrating Mass was an event that “has transformed me as a bishop,” Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen said. Father Jacques Hamel’s life — “simple and exemplary — questions me as a pastor and shepherd […]
Dutch cardinal: Bishops warned of euthanasia’s slippery slope
By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service OXFORD, England — Recent increases in euthanasia and assisted suicide deaths among psychiatric and dementia patients reflect the concerns church officials expressed years ago, said a Dutch cardinal. Cardinal Willem Eijk of Utrecht, Netherlands, said psychiatrist Boudewijn Chabot was right to complain that doctors were now ignoring legal requirements […]
May hosts be gluten-free?
Questions and answers on the Vatican’s recent instruction on bread and wine for Holy Communion By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Vatican recently published a circular letter, “On the bread and wine for the Eucharist,” sent to diocesan bishops at the request of Pope Francis. Dated June 15 — the feast of the Body […]
Pope prays for parents of Charlie Gard as they end legal struggle
By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service MANCHESTER, England — Pope Francis is praying for the parents of Charlie Gard after a U.S. doctor told them nothing could be done to help their son. Chris Gard and Connie Yates announced in London’s High Court July 24 that they had ended their legal struggle to take their […]
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