“Abide in me, as I also abide in you. A branch cannot bear fruit unless it abides in the vine. Neither can you, unless you abide in me” (John 15:4). This quote launched me on my journey toward the priesthood. I wanted my life to honor God and bear rich and abundant good fruit. After […]
Exhumation disagreement suspends Archbishop Sheen’s sainthood cause
Archbishop Fulton Sheen preaches at the Red Mass on July 29, 1973, in Honolulu’s Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. (Hawaii Catholic Herald file photo) WASHINGTON — The canonization cause of Archbishop Fulton Sheen has been suspended indefinitely, according to a statement issued Sept. 3 by the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, where the archbishop […]
Pope Francis gives three lessons from Mary: Be joyful, help others, never give up
Preparing for Albania: Pope Francis leaves after a private audience with Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania at the Vatican April 24. The pope will make Albania his first European destination Sept. 21. (CNS photo/Alessandra Tarantino, EPA) VATICAN CITY — When a mother has a birthday, children send their greetings and love, so make […]
Sistine Chapel weathers surge in visitor numbers caused by ‘Francis effect’
Swiss Guards attend a Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in this Jan. 22, 2006, file photo. The election of Pope Francis has boosted the number of visitors to the Vatican and also the Museums. To protect the Sistine Chapel, new air conditioning and LED lighting systems are being installed. (CNS photo/Maurizio Brambatti, […]
New York cardinal backs St. Patrick’s Day Parade as ban on gay groups is lifted
NEW YORK — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said he continues to support the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee after it lifted a ban prohibiting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender groups from marching openly in the annual event. The cardinal, who will be the grand marshal of the 254th St. Patrick’s Day […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: ‘The ministers of the cup forget us’
Q: The church that we attend has front-row seating for disabled members of the congregation, and that is where my husband and I sit. At Communion time, the host is always brought to us at our seats. However, many times the ministers of the cup forget us and we don’t have the opportunity to receive […]
Stephen Kent: Learning from history
While searching for a strategy to deal with a murderous band of thugs, called the Islamic State by some, the nation’s leadership must evaluate how this strategy will be implemented. The Islamic State poses a perplexing question because it is not a nation upon which we can declare war. It is a large group of […]
Father John Catoir: Embracing the God of love
Christians believe that Jesus Christ can be trusted. He taught that every human being is personally invited to an intimate relationship with the divine being. We can’t explain the mystery of it, but we know it’s true. How do we know? Faith gives us the power to see the facts surrounding the mystery without fully […]
Ebola, war, disaster: When to flee
Health workers put Ebola patient, Father Miguel Pajares of Spain, into an ambulance Aug. 7 at a military air base in Madrid, after he was repatriated from Liberia for treatment. The missionary priest later died. Ghana’s bishops have urged the government to be extra vigilant in screening people who enter the country by sea for […]
Pope Francis phones family of slain U.S. journalist
U.S. journalist James Foley is seen during a 2011 press conference in Boston. Pope Francis phoned Foley’s bereaved family after he was killed by Islamic State militants in Syria. (CNS photo/Steven Senne, AP photo via Marquette University) NEW YORK — Pope Francis phoned the bereaved family of James Foley, a U.S. journalist killed by Islamic […]
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