Actor Mark Wahlberg’s faith journey leaves impression on young adults
IMAGE: CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Chicago Catholic By Joyce Duriga CHICAGO (CNS) — Hearing the faith journey of Hollywood actor and businessman Mark Wahlberg left an impression on the hearts of many young adults at the Archdiocese of Chicago’s first (re)Encounter event Oct. 20 at the UIC Pavilion. “It’s powerful for …
Amid hurricane’s devastation, Puerto Ricans’ spirit seen shining through
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Wallice J. de la Vega SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CNS) — Above all material and financial considerations after Hurricane Maria’s severe damage in Puerto Rico, one must highlight the brotherly spirit shown by the island’s people during the ongoing recovery period, said the island’s top …
Fall Senior Clergy Luncheon
The staff of the Athenaeum had a wonderful lunch for Senior Clergy who gathered on October 11, 2017 at the Bartlett Center. Gathering from 11:45 am to about 1:30pm, there was time for some hors d’oeuvres, cocktails or soft drinks and plenty of conversation. With the Archbishop present (and sometimes …
Not a Roman holiday: Pilgrims learn lessons walking to Rome
IMAGE: CNS/Robert Duncan By Matthew Fowler and Robert Duncan VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After weeks of navigating difficult terrain, avoiding wild animals and steep cliffs, the devoted pilgrims and hiking enthusiasts who manage to traverse the 155 miles between Assisi and Rome on foot arrive in St. Peter’s Basilica and …
Theology on Tap in Dayton
The curtain came down on the Fall Theology on Tap series in Dayton on Thursday, when crowd of about 40 gathered at Oregon Express for a talk by seminarian Chris Komoroski. Chris is a fifth-year seminarian, currently in pastoral internship at St. Bernard and St. Teresa of the Child Jesus in Springfield. A …
Pence rebukes U.N. efforts to help Christians, announces Middle East trip
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence criticized the United Nations’ efforts to help persecuted Christians in the Middle East in a speech Oct. 25. Since the organization “failed” to help Christians and other minority religious communities, he said, aid …
Pope asks U.S. to welcome migrants, urges migrants to respect laws
IMAGE: CNS photo/James Lawler Duggan, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) — Pope Francis called on the people of the United States to welcome migrants and urged those who are welcomed to respect the laws of the country. “To all people (of the U.S.) I ask: take care of …
Pope says space station crew like a ‘tiny U.N.’ with peaceful diversity
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — One perk that comes with floating aboard the International Space Station is NASA arranges for occasional calls with celebrities to keep the astronauts’ spirits high during their monthslong flights. Before his first space mission began this year, Catholic astronaut Mark Vande Hei of …
Vatican City PD: Gendarmes continue centuries-old military tradition
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Like police everywhere, Vatican officers write dozens of parking tickets and deal with more than their fair share of petty thieves. The Vatican’s blue-uniformed police corps does not have the picturesque uniforms or the medieval halberds of the Swiss …
A picture says a thousand words: Bishop Leibold Make a Difference Day
Bishop Leibold School’s mission to work together to develop our baptismal call to serve God’s people through prayer, study and action was on full display last week on “Make a Difference Day.” With more than 200 students serving at 14 community organizations and our younger students preparing messages to senior …
