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Catholic bishops respond to Texas tragedies that left 16 dead, including group of migrants
By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., May 8, 2023 / 13:15 pm Two tragedies over the weekend have left 16 dead and many more wounded in Texas. Eight migrants were killed and 10 injured when a speeding SUV Sunday morning plowed into a group of people in the border city of Brownsville, …
These Catholic college students dumped their smartphones for the year. Here’s what happened
By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., May 7, 2023 / 07:00 am As Franciscan University of Steubenville students wrap up their spring semester, a large group of its undergraduates will be heading into summer significantly changed after participating in the school’s invitation to drop their smartphones. “It had way more of an …
Harrison Butker offers grads some ‘hard truths’ about family, faith, and cancel culture
By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., May 8, 2023 / 10:30 am Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker offered graduating college students a wake-up call on Saturday. “I’m about to pop off some hard truths,” the two-time Super Bowl champion said as the commencement speaker at his alma mater, Georgia Institute of …
Coronation: Catholic prelate to participate for first time since Reformation
By Madeleine Teahan London, England, May 3, 2023 / 12:30 pm The coronation of King Charles III on Saturday, May 6, will be a historic moment for both the Catholic Church and the British monarchy, as well as the whole of the U.K. For the first time since the Reformation, a …
May 1: Feast of St. Joseph the Worker
St. Joseph has two feast days on the liturgical calendar. The first is March 19—Joseph, the Husband of Mary. The second is May 1—Joseph, the Worker. “Saint Joseph is a man of great spirit. He is great in faith, not because he speaks his own words, but above all because …
April 28: St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
On April 28, the universal Church celebrates the feast day of Louis-Marie de Monfort, a 17th century saint who is revered for his intense devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. St. Louis-Marie is perhaps most famously known for his prayer of entrustment to Our Lady, “Totus Tuus ego sum,” which …
Survey of new priests: Most pray rosary, go to eucharistic adoration, parents stayed married
By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Apr 26, 2023 / 12:00 pm More than 450 men are set to be ordained priests this year, and the survey of their ordination class shows that the overwhelming majority of priests-to-be were raised Catholic in intact families and individually showed habits of frequent church …
Vatican preparing text for divorced and remarried couples, Cardinal Farrell says
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Apr 25, 2023 / 15:50 pm The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life is preparing a document that will address divorced and remarried couples at the request of Pope Francis, according to the dicastery’s prefect, Cardinal Kevin Farrell. Farrell mentioned the in-progress document …
Once ‘papabile,’ bishop-maker Cardinal Marc Ouellet retires
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Apr 24, 2023 / 10:30 am Last week, Cardinal Marc Ouellet handed over the reins of the Vatican’s bishop office to Bishop Robert Francis Prevost. Ouellet, 78, has led the Dicastery for Bishops — formerly called the Congregation for Bishops — since 2010. The transition marks …
Pope Francis names new bishop to shepherd Harrisburg Diocese
By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Apr 25, 2023 / 14:12 pm Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Bishop Timothy Senior, an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, as the next bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Senior, who also serves as the chancellor of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, …
