By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonizations of Blesseds Paul VI and Oscar Romero. At a meeting March 6 with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, Pope Francis signed decrees for the causes of 13 men and women — among […]
Church leaders praise Hawking for contribution to science, dialogue
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who said he did not believe in God, was still an esteemed member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and fostered a fruitful dialogue between science and faith. The academy, which Pope Pius IX established in 1847, tweeted, “We are deeply saddened […]
Vatican tribunal finds Archbishop Apuron of Guam guilty of abuse
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A Vatican tribunal found Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron of Agana, Guam, guilty of some of the accusations made against him, accusations which included the sexual abuse of minors. After a canonical trial conducted by the apostolic tribunal of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, […]
Priest murdered in Colombia had served in Brooklyn parishes
By Ed Wilkinson Catholic News Service BROOKYLN, N.Y. — A priest who served a number of parishes in Brooklyn and moved back to Colombia four years ago to retire was brutally murdered there March 10. Father Dagoberto Noguera, 68, was killed in his residence in Mamatoco, Colombia. He was doing social work in the nearby […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Shouldn’t the precious blood be offered?
QUESTION CORNER Q: My friend told me that in her parish, which is a large one, only one section of the church is offered the blood of Christ. Her pastor believes that adding more eucharistic ministers would create a traffic jam. If they are going to distribute holy Communion from the chalice, shouldn’t all be […]
Despite new law, some Irish pubs will remain closed on Good Friday
By Michael Kelly Catholic News Service DUBLIN — While Irish pubs will be allowed to open and serve alcohol on Good Friday, March 30, for the first time in 91 years, some pub owners have vowed to remain shut and observe the tradition. President Michael D. Higgins signed the law change into effect in advance […]
Famed German director makes film about Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — After two years working on a documentary about Pope Francis, the noted German filmmaker Wim Wenders said he is most struck by the pope’s courage. “Meeting him eye to eye, and then also seeing and hearing him every day in the editing room, not only in […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Words for the grief-stricken?
THE HUMAN SIDE Grief comes in many forms: losing a valued heirloom, a job or a home filled with beautiful memories. The list of heartbreaks is unending. However, losing a loved one with a whole life ahead of him or her pierces the very depths of our heart. How do we support a grief-stricken person? […]
Francis, the pope of the peripheries, celebrates his fifth anniversary
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope just a few days after telling the College of Cardinals that the Catholic Church faced a clear choice between being a church that “goes out” or a church focused on its internal affairs. After the cardinal from Buenos Aires, […]
Pope Francis: Five years — Papal quotes: a sampler
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In his formal documents, many speeches and unscripted morning homilies the past five years, Pope Francis has given the church plenty of “food for thought” on many issues of great importance. Here are a baker’s dozen of quotes from the pope, organized by topic: On clerical […]
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