St. Medard was born around 456 in Salency, France. His father Nectard was a noble Frenchman, and his mother, Protogia, descended from a Roman family that settled in Gaul. He was ordained at the age of 33, and did not wish to be made a bishop, but reluctantly became the …

by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 6, 2022 / 15:56 pm In response to a federal court decision affirming the constitutionality of Oklahoma’s death penalty protocol, Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City on Monday called on state lawmakers to end the death penalty. “No matter the decision of the …

by Justyna Galant Warsaw, Poland, Jun 6, 2022 / 11:05 am Twenty-two thousand young people from Poland and Ukraine attended the 26th Lednica 2000 meeting on the eve of Pentecost. Pope Francis sent a message to participants ahead of the youth festival on June 4. Speaking at his general audience on June …

Recent graduate Kamaria Gragston ’22 received the Spirit of Sr. Dorothy Stang Award at DePaul Cristo Rey High School’s All-School Awards ceremony on May 20. She lives in Colerain Township and is a graduate of the Hamilton County Mathematics & Science Academy. This award is granted by the Sisters of …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jun 7, 2022 / 05:49 am Cardinal Kevin Farrell will chair a new committee to oversee investments, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The 74-year-old Irish-American cardinal will lead a committee of four finance professionals. Since 2020, Farrell has also led a committee to monitor internal Vatican financial decisions that …

Anthony grew up in a poor but pious family in a small farming village in Lombardy, Italy. The owner of his family farm paid for Anthony’s seminary education because he was such a promising student. He was very young for ordination and required a special dispensation, however he was ordained …

by Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 5, 2022 / 09:13 am At least 50 people were killed and others injured Sunday when gunmen attacked worshippers at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria, according to media reports. A doctor at a hospital in Owo, a town in the Nigerian state …

by Andrea Gagliarducci Vatican City, Jun 6, 2022 / 04:46 am Under the Code of Canon Law, reformed in 1983, there are two types of consistories of cardinals: ordinary and extraordinary. An extraordinary consistory is celebrated in particular cases and all the world’s cardinals are called to take part. An …

by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Jun 3, 2022 / 17:18 pm Bishop Robert Barron, whom Pope Francis appointed this week to lead the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, said in a Thursday press conference that he will continue to create content for the media apostolate he founded, but that there is …

by Katie Yoder Denver Newsroom, Jun 2, 2022 / 16:00 pm Bishop David A. Konderla of Tulsa celebrated a memorial Mass at St. Francis Hospital Thursday following a mass shooting on the hospital’s campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. “Today we gather to comfort one another and to support one another in …