Pope’s communications day theme: Truth in age of ‘fake news’
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Given the strong divisions sparked and fueled by “fake news,” Pope Francis is highlighting the importance of truth in his message for World Communications Day. The message will call for studying the causes and consequences of baseless information and will promote “professional journalism,” …
A question of Faith: Why did Christ wait so long?
Q: Why did Christ wait until approximately 2,017 years ago to appear on Earth when man (Homo sapiens) is about 200,000 years old? A: Theologians call this theological issue the “scandal of the particular.” Which is to say, Why did God reveal Himself in Jesus in a particular time and …
A contemporary Assumption
By Gail Finke It was that rarest of commissions: “Paint whatever you want to paint.” Tim Langenderfer didn’t have to think twice. “I want to paint the Assumption,” he said. An accomplished painter who has taught at the University of Dayton and currently teaches at Lehman Catholic High School, Langenderfer …
Congress urged to let houses of worship seek FEMA aid after disasters
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Lawmakers in Washington were urged to approve a bill introduced in Congress to ensure the fair and equal treatment for houses of worship damaged in natural disasters “by enabling them to seek aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” The chairmen of …
Safe journey: Vatican pushes for global compacts on migration, refugees
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While encouraging Catholics to reach out to migrants and refugees, the Vatican is reaching out to governments as they struggle to work out international policies and principles for dealing with the large number of people fleeing violence and poverty. The …
‘Amoris Laetitia’ is built on traditional Thomist morality, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/La Civilta Cattolica By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Seeing, understanding and engaging with people’s real lives does not “bastardize” theology, rather it is what is needed to guide people toward God, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Colombia. “The theology of Jesus was the most real thing of …
Fatima Pilgrimage: Goodbye to Spain
The pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati have finished their time in Spain and are on to Andorra — next stop, Lourdes, France. “The Catholic Telegraph’s” Greg Hartman reported that the second day of the Barcelona leg of the pilgrimage in Barcelona ended on Tibiabo Hill, at the Church of …
Two Celebrations in one at St. Mary of the Assumption
150 year birthday for parish, 1 year for new church The past and the future have converged at St. Mary of the Assumption, now celebrating 150 years of serving the faithful in Warren County. A year ago the parish moved into a new church in Springboro, after outgrowing its building …
US Bishops launch share the journey site
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has launched a website to help parishes, clergy, and laypeople with Pope Francis’s “Share the Journey” campaign. The two-year campaign launched on Sept. 27 in Vatican City at the pope’s weekly audience is aimed at “to promote encounters between people on …
Priests must understand own weaknesses to really help flock, says bishop
IMAGE: CNS photo/Peter Finney Jr., Clarion Herald By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas was rector of Mundelein Seminary in the Archdiocese of Chicago in the 1990s when then-Cardinal Joseph Bernardin was falsely accused of sexually abusing a minor seminarian during his previous tenure as …